Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through this website. It does not replace our Notice of Privacy Practices, which describes how we use and disclose your protected health information as a patient under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). If there is a conflict between this policy and our Notice of Privacy Practices regarding protected health information, the Notice of Privacy Practices controls.

This website is for general information. Please do not send protected health information, diagnoses, medications, test results, insurance numbers, payment card numbers, or Social Security numbers through ordinary email, website messages, or social media. To communicate about your care, call 301-627-3500 or use the secure Patient Portal.

Information you choose to provide. If you call us, request an appointment through our online scheduling partner, or use the Patient Portal, you may provide information such as your name, phone number, email address, date of birth, and insurance information. Information you provide to us for your care is protected as described in our Notice of Privacy Practices.

Information collected automatically. When you visit this website, our hosting provider and website software may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring website, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used to operate, secure, and improve the website.

Cookies. This website uses cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the website to function, to remember your preferences, and to measure general website performance. You can set your browser to refuse or delete cookies; some features may not work as intended if you do.

• To operate, maintain, and secure the website.
• To respond to your requests and help you reach the appropriate Meridian location or department.
• To understand how visitors use the website so we can improve it.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and the safety of our patients and staff.

We do not sell personal information collected through this website, and we do not use it for targeted advertising.

Some features of this website are provided by third parties, each of which has its own privacy policy and terms:

• Patient Portal and Pay Your Bill are provided through our practice management vendor, AdvancedMD.
• Online appointment requests are provided through Zocdoc.
• Maps and directions are provided by Google Maps.
• Patient reviews may be displayed through a third-party reviews service that shows publicly posted reviews.

When you leave this website or use an embedded third-party feature, the third party’s policies apply. We encourage you to review them. Vendors that handle protected health information on our behalf are required to protect it under HIPAA business associate agreements.

• You can disable cookies in your browser settings.
• Where supported, we honor browser privacy signals such as Global Privacy Control to the extent required by applicable law.
• You may contact us to ask questions about information collected through this website or to request that we update or delete information you provided through the website, subject to legal and medical-record retention requirements.

Your rights regarding your protected health information, including access, amendment, and an accounting of disclosures, are described in our Notice of Privacy Practices. Residents of Maryland and other states may have additional rights under state privacy laws to the extent those laws apply to us.

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website. Parents or guardians with questions should contact us.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, which is why we ask that you do not send medical or financial information through ordinary email or website messages.

This website may link to websites we do not control. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other websites.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to our Privacy Officer at the address and phone number on this page.