Employee Confidentiality Agreement
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center (NWHMC) considers it everyone’s responsibility
to respect and maintain the confidentiality of patients, physicians, fellow employees,
visitors and volunteers.
I acknowledge that, as an employee, I may have access to confidential information. All
individually identifiable patient information is considered protected health information
(PHI) and is treated as confidential following NWH&MC’s policies and procedures.
Additionally, personal employee information such as home address, telephone numbers,
and work schedules are confidential. Retrieving and/or discussing confidential
information for any purpose other than required by job responsibility is prohibited, and
my be considered grounds for dismissal. Please refer to the Administration policy on
Privacy and Confidentiality for more information.
As an authorized user of the NWH&MC network, I will be given sufficient access to the
computing and networking resources to perform my job duties. I understand that the
passwords assigned to me are confidential. I understand the information to which I have
access is also confidential. Any disclosure of such information or use of the data or
computer systems for any purpose other than that required by my duties will be
considered grounds for immediate dismissal. Please refer to Information Management
Services Use Policy for more information.
Employee’s Printed Name
Employee’s Signature
Date:
Cc: Employee Human Resources File