117.991           Waivers – Mutual Privacy Agreements:

MSSNY will examine the use of “mutual privacy agreements” which are utilized by some physicians as a mechanism to prevent patients from posting unfavorable comments on blogs, and recently developed rating websites, as well as other such devices that pre-condition the provision of medical services upon the waiver of individual patient rights.  (HOD 2009-212; Reaffirmed HOD 2019)