Are the following scenarios covered by "consent...for treatment and operations", or by "business associate agreement", or is a "signed authorization" required???
Situation 1: A "non-hospital employee" vendor representative assists in the surgery room, to explain or train surgeon and/or staff on the equipment used in the procedure. Is this "operations"? Does this require a patient authorization? Likewise Situation 2: A surgery is "observed" by an individual or by a class of students (the patient is not identified), is this covered by "consent ...for operations", or does it require a signed patient authorization? Or is this not covered by HIPAA, since the patient's identifiable information is not disclosed, except for the possibility of seeing the patient's face? John L. Schwarz I/S Director, Enterprise Applications --------------------- ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address.
