Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Privacy and Confidentiality

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    Protecting your privacy is important to us. When you become a Dana-Farber patient, we will ask you to review our Notice of Privacy Practices, which explains:

    • How Dana-Farber may use and share your health information
    • Our responsibilities to protect the privacy of your information
    • Your rights and choices related to your health information

    Download Our Notice of Privacy Practices

    How We Help Protect Patient Privacy

    We take steps across our clinics, systems, and workforce to help safeguard your health information and respect your privacy.

    • Training and confidentiality standards for our workforce
    • Limiting access and sharing to what’s needed for care, operations, or as required by law
    • Private conversations when possible and respectful care practices
    • Transparency about visitors/observers, with the option to request nonessential observers leave when feasible
    • Secure medical records with role-based access for authorized staff
    • No sharing with family or others without your permission, except as permitted or required by law

    Your information is also protected by federal and state privacy laws, including HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

    Questions?

    If you have questions about privacy or confidentiality, please contact our Privacy Office:

    Phone: 617-632-6593
    Email: privacy@dfci.harvard.edu