TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE - PRIVACY POLICY

Welcome to the MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA’s website.  Please take a few minutes to review the following statements containing important legal information, privacy policies and other terms and conditions of use of this site. 

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SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION

The purpose of this website www.mysleepdoc.com (“the site”) is to provide information and facilitate the delivery of professional services provided by MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA, via Telemedicine.  However, the content of this site and any sleep medicine or sleep health information furnished to you via this site alone is provided exclusively for this purpose and cannot be taken as medical advice.

All use of the Site is subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth below  for use of this site.  By entering and using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood such Terms and Conditions and that you agree to abide by them. 

Services Provided.  Through this Site, MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA provides administrative services in order to provide sleep medicine and sleep health consultation and care via remote presence technology, including telemedicine and telehealth care using telemedicine and EHR platforms. Telemedicine is the remote delivery of healthcare services typically by using technology when the healthcare provider and the patient are not in the same physical location.  Patient information, including information conveyed through a video encounter, is transmitted electronically and may be used for diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and/or patient education.  The Site also provides administrative services as well as information and resources for individuals seeking general information on sleep medicine.

Limitation on Services Provided.  Your interaction with sleep doctors and other providers through the Site is not intended to replace your relationship with your existing primary care physician.  The Site and its services are NOT for use for medical emergencies or urgent situations.  In the case of an emergency, seek medical treatment immediately.   

Patient Rights.  You may withhold or withdraw consent to the telemedicine or telehealth care service at any time before or during the consult without affecting your right to future care or treatment.  The request to revoke consent must be in writing and received by the MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA  at 1607 Ponce de Leon Blvd Ste 7 B Miami Fl 33134.

Acknowledgement of Risks Involved.  By agreeing to a telemedicine or telehealth care consultation, you understand that video and other technology may be used to provide the medical or health service, and that there are limitations to the technology and the process of telemedicine, including the potential for incomplete exchange or loss of information.  Also, it is understood that in the course of an encounter, only information that is or has already been presented directly to the sleep doctor or other provider can be used. MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA  is not responsible for liabilities related to critical medical information that is omitted by the patient or that is not gathered during the consultation.

As with any medical procedure, there may be potential risks associated with the use of telemedicine and telehealth care. These risks include, but may not be limited to:

Information transmitted may not be sufficient to allow for appropriate medical decisions to be made by the sleep doctor due to poor resolution or other technical issues.

The sleep doctor or other provider may not be able to offer medical treatment to the patient receiving the telemedicine or telehealth care services nor provide for, or arrange for, any emergency care that may be required.

Delays in medical evaluation and treatment can occur due to deficiencies or failures of the platform or equipment.

Security protocols can fail, causing a breach of privacy of confidential medical information.

A lack of access to complete medical records may result in errors in medical judgment.

Medical Information, Security of Medical Records, and Privacy.  Doxy.me employs network and software security protocols on to protect the confidentiality of patient information and data.  Measures to safeguard patient data and to aid in protecting against intentional or unintentional corruption of health information are in place as explained in their Terms and Conditions and privacy policy: https://doxy.me/terms-of-service. https://doxy.me/privacy-policy

Your private information will never be shared with third parties except as required by law and as required in order to provide medical care.

PRIVACY POLICY: MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA will not sell or otherwise transfer or disclose personally identifiable information to third parties without the user's prior consent except as may be required by federal, state or local law, or by exigent circumstances.  That means the MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA will not disclose your name, e-mail address, street address, phone number, age, or gender without your consent. MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA also may use your profile information on an aggregate basis -- without personal identifiers -- to develop and display new features and content for the Site, and to provide others with aggregate information about our users and the usage patterns of the Site.  MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA also may perform statistical analyses of user behavior (on an aggregate basis) in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the Site.

Liability of MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA.  The Site and information provided on the Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, with all faults.  The anticipated benefits, diagnoses and results of telemedicine or telehealth care cannot be guaranteed and the patient’s condition may require a referral for an in-person examination or a referral to a specialist for further evaluation and treatment.  All sleep doctors and other professionals are solely responsible for ensuring any medical or medical educational services are provided in compliance with applicable state law and medical license requirements, and within the applicable standard of care.

User Obligations.  In order to access the Site, you represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and possess the legal right and capacity to agree to these Terms and Conditions.  You agree to fully, completely, accurately and truthfully create a Site account with Tellasleepdoc.  You agree to comply in all respects with these Terms and Conditions as they may be amended, updated or revised from time to time.  Any such revision or change will be binding and effective immediately on posting of the revised Terms and Conditions on the Site.  Unless expressly noted otherwise, such revised or changed terms incorporate and supersede any other terms.  Your continued use of the Site constitutes an acknowledgment of such changes and agreement to be bound by the revised Terms and Conditions inclusive of such changes. 

As a condition of use of the Site, you warrant that you will not use the Site in any unlawful manner or in a manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA retains the right but not the responsibility to limit, suspend, discontinue or deny access to the Site at any time, and without notice, to anyone who violates these Terms and Conditions as MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA considers appropriate or necessary in its sole discretion, including but not limited to (1) security reasons, (2) alleged or suspected breach of these Terms and Conditions, or (3) the protection of intellectual property.  Your failure to comply with the provisions of copyright and trademark restrictions may expose you to civil and/or criminal liability.

Copyright and Trademark Notices.  The content of material provided by MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA on the Site may be copyrighted by MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD or used by MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA under license or other legal authority. MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA and its licensors retain all copyrights and other proprietary rights in or relating to such content.  All rights are reserved and such content may not be reproduced, downloaded, modified, published, displayed, disseminated, or transferred, in any form or by any means, except with the prior written agreement of MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA or as indicated below.  You may download and print a small number of copies of the content for scientific or educational uses.  You may not sell, transfer, reproduce, transmit, distribute, perform or display such content for any commercial purpose whatsoever without the prior express written consent of MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES AND ADVERTISING

The Site contains links to third party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to users and not as a guarantee, warrantee, endorsement or recommendation by MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA of the content on such third-party websites or as an indication of any affiliation with, or sponsorship or endorsement of, such third party websites. MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the privacy practices of, or the content or accuracy of materials on, such third-party websites.  Furthermore, MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked website.  If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk. Your use of third-party websites is subject to the terms of use for such sites. 

COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

Any suspected violations of these Terms and Conditions or misuse of the Site should be immediately reported to dre@mysleepdoc.com.

MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS OF USE

Resolution and Disputes.  These Terms and Conditions shall be governed in all respects by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.  Any cause of action you may have that arises out of or relates to the Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.  Exclusive jurisdiction over any cause of action arising out of or relating to the Site shall be in the state or federal courts located in the State of Florida.  You agree and submit to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

Construction.  If any part of the Terms and Conditions are deemed unenforceable, the unenforceable part shall be construed to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties.  The other provisions of the Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect.  MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of the provision.  Neither a course of dealing or conduct between you and MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA nor any trade practices shall be deemed to modify the Terms and Conditions.

AGREEMENT

BY ENTERING AND USING MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA’s WWW.MYSLEEPDOC.COM, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, THAT THE PROVISIONS, DISCLOSURES AND DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE, AND THAT YOUR AGREEMENT TO FOLLOW AND BE BOUND BY THEM IS VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF FRAUD, DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE EXERCISED UPON YOU BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY.

YOU ALSO AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS MYSLEEPDOC / Adriana Escandon MD PA,  AASM,  AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF THE WEBSITE OR THE DELIVERY OF INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OVER THE WEBSITE, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, EXPENSES, DAMAGES, AND COSTS, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES, FROM ANY CLAIM, COMPLAINT OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY VIOLATION BY YOU OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

LAST REVISED DATE: Sept 22nd 2018