Privacy Policy
Site Disclaimer
Any use of this website or the information contained in the website is at your own risk. We will not be responsible for the consequences of your decision to utilize the information contained in this website.
The medical information provided in this site is for educational purposes only, it is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your physician or healthcare provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to the right to privacy for our patients and web site visitors. When a person visits our web site we may collect and track data from our site’s server. This information helps us to improve upon the content provided on our site. Information collected may include how long you spend on our site, the pages you visit, your browser and operating system types and the name of your Internet service provider.
Our web site provides the capability to request information on-line. To process your request, we may require that you provide us with personal identifying information. All information collected is held in complete confidence. It is our policy not to share the information with third parties for any reason, unless legally required to do so or as necessary to process your requests.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy or our use of information gathered through our web site, please contact us.
Stock Photography Models
The persons shown in photographs on this website are stock photography models (Models) and are not actual patients of, nor are they affiliated with, New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc., it’s direct and indirect parent companies, subsidiaries, or subsidiaries of its parent companies (“Affiliates”). New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc. or it’s Affiliates, have obtained the rights to use the photographs via license agreements with certain third party stock photography companies, and New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc. or it’s Affiliates use of the photographs is in compliance with the terms of those license agreements.
The photographs showing the Models are used on this website for illustrative purposes only. The Models do not personally endorse John Lawson Surgical Group, or any products, services, causes, or endeavors associated with, or provided by, New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc. or any of it’s Affiliates. The context in which the photographs are used on this website is not intended to reflect personally on any of the Models shown in the photographs. New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc., it’s Affiliates, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and/or independent contractors assume no liability for any consequence relating directly or indirectly to the use of the photographs showing the Models on this website.
HIPAA Omnibus Notice of Privacy Practices
Revised 2026
New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc.
27 Boylston Street, Suite 320
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-731-3400
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
This Notice of Privacy Practices is NOT an authorization. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how New England OB/GYN Associates, Inc. (the “Practice”) and its subcontractors, may use and disclose your Protected Health Information to carry out treatment, payment, and health care operations (TPO) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law and the Practice’s legal duties with respect to your Protected Health Information. It also describes your rights to access and control your Protected health information. “Protected health information” is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health condition.
Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations
Protected Health Information may be used and disclosed by physicians, office staff, and others involved in your care for treatment, payment, and health care operations.
Treatment
Protected Health Information may be used and disclosed to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and related services, including sharing information with other providers involved in your care.
Payment
Protected Health Information may be used and disclosed as needed to obtain payment for services, including submitting information to health plans or other payors for authorization or reimbursement.
Health Care Operations
Protected Health Information may be used and disclosed for health care operations, including quality assessment, training, credentialing, licensing, compliance activities, business planning, customer service, and other activities necessary to run the Practice. The Practice may also contact patients for appointment reminders, information about treatment alternatives, and other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest. If the Practice engages in fundraising, patients will be given a clear opportunity to opt out of fundraising communications.
Uses and Disclosures That Do Not Require Authorization
The Practice may use or disclose Protected Health Information without your written authorization when permitted or required by law, including for public health activities, health oversight activities, certain judicial or administrative proceedings, law enforcement purposes, reports of abuse or neglect where required, workers’ compensation, certain research activities, organ and tissue donation, coroners or medical examiners, and as otherwise required by law. The Practice must also disclose Protected Health Information to you when required by law and to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services when necessary to investigate or determine compliance with HIPAA.
Uses and Disclosures Requiring Authorization
Except as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices, other uses and disclosures will be made only with your written authorization or as otherwise permitted by law. The Practice will not use or disclose your Protected Health Information for most marketing purposes. The Practice may not sell your Protected Health Information without your authorization. The Practice may not use or disclose most psychotherapy notes contained in your Protected Health Information. The Practice will not use or disclose any of your Protected Health Information that contains genetic information that will be used for underwriting purposes. The Practice will not use or disclose your Protected Health Information for future research projects, which do not pertain to healthcare operations research, without your authorization.
If an authorization is given, it may be revoked at any time in writing, except to the extent the Practice has already acted in reliance on it.
Special Rules for Substance Use Disorder Records
Federal law includes special confidentiality protections for substance use disorder patient records governed by 42 CFR Part 2. As of February 16, 2026, HIPAA covered entities that create, receive, or maintain those records must include information about them in their Notice of Privacy Practices.
If this Practice creates, receives, or maintains substance use disorder records protected by 42 CFR Part 2, those records may be subject to additional restrictions beyond HIPAA. In general, those records are used and disclosed only as permitted by applicable federal law, including with patient consent for treatment, payment, and health care operations, or as otherwise specifically permitted by law.
If you are the subject of records protected by 42 CFR Part 2, you have additional rights and protections, including notice of how those records may be used and disclosed, restrictions on use in legal proceedings against you absent your consent or an appropriate court order, and breach notification obligations where applicable.
When the Practice relies on a general consent for treatment, payment, and health care operations involving 42 CFR Part 2 records, recipients that are subject to HIPAA may be permitted to redisclose those records as allowed by HIPAA, but the records still may not be used in legal proceedings against you unless you consent or a court order and other applicable legal requirements are satisfied.
If state or other applicable law imposes greater limits on disclosure of substance use disorder information, the Practice will comply with those stricter requirements.
Special Rules for Disclosure of Reproductive Health Information.
We may disclose information related to your reproductive health without your consent in certain situations, including where we are legally required to do so. However, we will not use or disclose information potentially related to your reproductive health care to conduct a criminal, civil, or administrative investigation into you or anyone else simply for accessing reproductive health care. If we ever disclose information potentially related to your reproductive health care without your consent for law enforcement or other investigative purposes, we will require the requesting party affirm that it will not be used to conduct a criminal, civil, or administrative investigation into you or anyone else for accessing reproductive health care.
For example, we may disclose this information to law enforcement personnel who are investigating a clinic for fraudulent billing. Law enforcement may need information related to the services you received relative to what the clinic billed your insurance company. However, we may not disclose your reproductive health information to law enforcement personnel who are investigating you or your clinic under a law which prohibits providing contraceptive or abortion services.
Similarly, we may disclose reproductive health information subject to a subpoena in a trial for medical malpractice, where this information is necessary to settle factual disputes determining liability. We may not disclose your reproductive health information in response to a subpoena in a case filed under law that gives private individuals the right to sue people simply for providing or accessing this type of care
Your Rights
You have the following rights with respect to your Protected Health Information.
Right to Inspect and Copy
You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of Protected Health Information maintained in a designated record set, in paper or electronic form, subject to certain exceptions and any applicable lawful fees. Requests must be made in writing. If access is denied in whole or in part, the Practice will follow applicable review and appeal procedures,
Right to Request Restrictions
You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your Protected Health Information for treatment, payment, or health care operations. The Practice is not required to agree to every requested restriction, except that it will agree to a request not to disclose information to a health plan for payment or health care operations if the information relates solely to an item or service for which you, or someone on your behalf other than the health plan, has paid the Practice in full out of pocket.
Right to Request Confidential Communications
You have the right to request that the Practice communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location, such as by mail at a different address or by phone at a specific number. Reasonable requests will be accommodated.
Right to Request Amendment
You have the right to request amendment of Protected Health Information maintained by the Practice if you believe the information is incomplete or incorrect. Requests must be made in writing and must state a reason supporting the requested amendment.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures
You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your Protected Health Information made by the Practice, subject to limitations permitted by law.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice
You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice upon request, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically
Right to Breach Notification
You have the right to be notified following a breach of your unsecured Protected Health Information when notice is required by law.
Complaints
If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Practice by contacting:
HIPAA Compliance Officer
Lisa Zajac, Practice Manager
617-467-6672
lzajac@partners.org
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/index.html. The Practice will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
Practice Duties
The Practice is required by law to maintain the privacy of Protected Health Information, provide individuals with notice of its legal duties and privacy Practices, notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured Protected Health Information when required, and abide by the terms of the notice currently in effect.
The Practice reserves the right to change the terms of this Notice of Privacy Practices. Any revised Notice of Privacy Practices will apply to all Protected Health Information maintained by the Practice and will be made available in the office and on the Practice website, if Applicable.
Nondiscrimination and Language Assistance
The Practice complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. If the Practice is subject to Section 1557, separate notices regarding nondiscrimination and the availability of language assistance services and auxiliary aids will be maintained and updated to match current federal requirements.
New England OB-GYN Associates, Inc. cumple con las leyes federales de derechos civiles aplicables y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad o sexo.
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Acknowledgment
For new patients, signing the Practice’s consent or acknowledgment form only confirms that you received, or were offered the opportunity to receive, a copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices. It does not by itself authorize any use or disclosure beyond what is permitted by law.