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this
information may help you on Myths and Facts on the HIPAA privacy rule. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacysummary.pdf
(page 5) or http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ susan -----Original
Message----- Although
we usually get the MARs before admit, why not just have the resident sign the
release of medical information and send it to the hospital requesting the
nurses notes that contain the IV documentation? This works for us. Good
luck. Jane -----
Original Message -----
To: MDS Group Sent:
Friday, January 23, 2004 2:46 PM Subject: HIPAA We are having difficulties with the local hospital in regards
to not giving us the IV flowsheets or the IV that is signed off on the
mar. The hospital says that they have changed their charting format, and
are not signing them off on the mar, instead they are documenting the IV's
in nurses notes. According to them we cannot have access d/t the HIPAA
laws. Several different people have called and were told the same
thing... We even asked if they could cover up the nurses notes and sent
just the IV section. Can someone please send me the documentation on HIPAA stating we
have the right to this information so I can forward it to the
hospital? Thx in advance! Do you Yahoo!? |
