Emory Children’s Center

On July 1, 2013, the Emory-Children’s Center (E-CC) became a part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The new name for the multispecialty clinic is Children’s Specialty Services. For more information, visit www.choa.org/css.

Whether treating a toddler in an emergency or supporting a teen through chemotherapy treatments, we are dedicated to the care of each patient. It’s through teamwork at every level of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and with you, the family, that we are able to achieve excellence in pediatric care.

BY POSTING, COMMENTING OR OTHERWISE ENGAGING ON ANY CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA SOCIAL MEDIA SITES YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (“Children’s”) has opened publicly facing pages on social media sites for viewing content and/or videos and posting comments about Children’s. These social media sites include but are not limited to various blogs, bulletin boards, networks, multi-media and news media sites or other user generated content sites (“Social Media Sites”). By accessing, viewing and/or posting any content related directly or indirectly to Children’s on any Social Media Site on the internet, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the following terms of use. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, you may not view or post any content to any Social Media Site on the internet. Your use of Social Media Sites is acceptance of this Policy and has the same effect as if you had actually physically signed an agreement.

1. If you are a Children’s employee you must adhere to the CHILDREN’S SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL NETWORKING POLICY post on the Children’s Intranet site.

2. Users on Children’s Social Media Sites are subject to and expected to follow the age restrictions set forth on the respective social media site for use. Children under the age of 18 are required to ask their parents for permission before publishing or posting any information –including protected health information (PHI) – about themselves on Children’s Social Media Sites.

3. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY RELATED TO THE SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND CONFIDENTIALITY RISKS INHERENT IN SENDING ANY CONTENT OVER THE INTERNET. By its very nature, a website and the internet cannot be absolutely protected against intentional or malicious intrusion attempts. Children’s does not control the third party Social Media Sites or the Internet over which you may choose to send confidential personal or health information or other content and, therefore, Children’s DOES NOT WARRANT ANY SAFEGUARD AGAINST ANY such interceptions or compromises to your information in accordance with HIPAA. When posting any content on an internet site, you should think carefully about your own privacy in disclosing detailed or private information about yourself and your family. Children’s strongly discourages publishing or posting personally identifying demographic information, such as address, telephone number or date of birth. Any self-publication or posting of your PHI or your child’s PHI, on a Children’s Social Media Site, constitutes a WAIVER OF ANY PROTECTIONS afforded such PHI under HIPAA, as well as any other applicable regulations, rules or laws.