Use of Information and Technology Systems

- Threatening employees, business partners and competitors
- Posting confidential or proprietary non-public information 
- Providing medical or health advice on any social media site
- Publishing content about patients and patient care, and potentially identifying patient data 
- Updating or checking social media sites during work time unless this is part of your job
- Violating Tenet’s policies on harassment, non-discrimination, retaliation and social media use
- Creating, displaying or transmitting offensive or derogatory images, messages or cartoons about sex, race, religion, color, national original, marital status, age over 40, physical or mental disability, medical condition or sexual orientation
- Creating, displaying or transmitting “Junk mail,” cartoons, gossip, “joke of the day” messages, “chain letters”)
- Soliciting for commercial ventures, religious or charitable causes or personal notices (e.g., “for sale,” “for rent”) 

- Private, confidential or personal communications should not be put on Tenet’s systems
- Email, voicemail, internet usage, and files on the Tenet network, local computers, share drives and other Tenet equipment may be accessed at any time by Tenet
- Tenet may be required to produce email and computer files in litigation or investigations
- Computer software is purchased or licensed by Tenet for business use only and not to be copied, “bootlegged,” or borrowed by employees
- Personally-acquired software may not be used on our computers unless approved
- Employees must log off their PC every time they are away from the PC
- Computer log-on IDs and passwords for network access, e-mail, voice mail and other applications should never be shared with anyone unless requested by authorized Tenet personnel

- Report any violations or potential problems about inappropriate email or voicemail communications and misuse of software to a supervisor, Information Services or Administration 
- Use computers and computer networks only for company business 
- Direct questions about appropriateness of information system usage to a supervisor

- Report any violation of potential problems to Administration and HR for corrective action planning 
- Assist Administration and HR with investigations regarding the misuse of computers, software and networks