About The Medical Group of Ohio

In 1995, physicians created The Medical Group of Ohio to help themselves deal with the new "business" of medicine - particularly managed care. By reacting to that threat as an opportunity, and then continuing to respond similarly to the ongoing changes in our healthcare climate, MGO has become an increasingly valuable asset to its member physicians.

MGO is an independent, physician-owned and operated company. The Board of Managers is comprised of 23 physicians who are elected by the physicians who own the company. In addition to the Board, there are many other physicians participating in Board Committees and other forums to provide the organization overall direction. As part of its core service to members, MGO partners with OhioHealth in a jointly owned company, OhioHealth Group (OHG). OHG is the physician hospital organization (PHO) vehicle for contracting with third-party payers. It is through the PHO that Health⁴, a clinically integrated program, has been created and will serve as the sole contracting vehicle for all future managed care contracts.

MGO also serves its physicians and their offices by offering a variety of products and programs to assist with the business of running a practice. Professional Liability by Physicians for Physicians (PLPP) is a risk purchasing group with a proven track record of success. PLPP is only available to MGO physicians. MGO PR Billing provides exceptional medical billing services at a very competitive rate. Other programs include assistance with the selection and purchase of an EMR, group purchasing of vaccines and medical supplies, collection services and credit card processing.

Privacy Policy

POSTED 11/18/2009

Privacy Policy Table of Contents:

1.      Our Commitment to Privacy
2.      Types of Information We Collect and How We Use It
3.      Other Information Collected
4.      Our Commitment to Data Security
5.      Changes to Our Privacy Policy
6.      How to Contact Us

1. Our Commitment to Privacy

Your privacy is important to MGO. To protect the privacy of the visitors (“you”) to the MGO website at theMGO.com (the “Site”), MGO (“we/us”) has developed this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this Policy easy to find, we make it available on the Site homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested. Please read below for more specific information on the type of information we collect and how we use it.

2. Types of Information We Collect and How We Use It

This section of our Policy describes in detail the type of information that we collect. The personally-identifying information collected through the Site is voluntarily submitted by you. We will not disclose to third parties any personally-identifying information provided by you without your permission.

MGO Membership Information. Through the “Contact Us” link (or, potentially, other related links as the content of the Site changes) on the Site, you may choose to select the “Yes” box next to the text reading, “Are you interested in learning more about joining The Medical Group of Ohio?” If you check this box prior to submitting your question or comment, we will retain the name and contact information you send to us for purposes of contacting you or sending you necessary or important membership materials and information. MGO will not sell or otherwise share your name or contact information with third parties except for purposes of verifying membership status as necessary for you to use your membership.

3. Other Information Collected

Third Party Links and Websites. We may from time to time contract with advertisers or other third parties who place information, advertisements, or other promotional material or links on our Site. If you click on an advertisement or other link provided by a third party and leave our Site, whether through a link or through visiting another website framed within our Site, you are subject to the privacy policies of these advertisers or other third parties. We do not have responsibility for or access to the information collected by these third parties.

Internet Protocol Address and Aggregate Information. We may collect and use this information to improve our Site based upon usage patterns derived from this information. We do not share this information with third parties. This information is not personally identifying, but merely tracks usage patterns and other demographics of Site visitors as a group.

4. Our Commitment To Data Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. We have measures in place to protect your personal information once it reaches us.

5. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change our Policy from time to time. Any changes to our Policy will be effective and applicable upon change of our Policy as accessible through the Site. When a change to the site is made, the date of the new terms will be indicated by a change in the “POSTED” date noted at the top of this Policy. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of any changes to the Policy constitutes acceptance of those changes.

6. How to Contact Us

For any other information or questions regarding the Site or the information you have submitted to us through the Site, please contact us by phone at (614) 223-3333 or through email at [email protected].

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions for Site Use which explains other terms governing the use of our Site.