One of our mental health providers called me this morning to
find out what to do about a situation.......
A number of our patients on Serzone have recently received
letters from a couple of law firms regarding their medication. (the FDA
put a "black box" warning out regarding Serzone and it's effects on the liver I
believe last year) First of all, the letters are clearly targeted at those
patients on Serzone, not the population in general..... we do not give out or
sell patient names either from our physician practice or our
pharmacy...... we have noticed a common pattern of both who the
patients are insured by and by the pharmacies that they are getting their
prescription filled...... though we have no solid proof. The mental health
physician questioned whether this was a reportable incident..... I would think
so. But who should report..... the patient or us (the provider). Are
pharmacies considered "covered entities"..... we are considering ours one since
they are owned/operated out of our joint clinic/hospital ownership...... but
what about the national chain type pharmacies? Would filing a complaint
have any leverage if they are not considered covered entities?
Thanks for any input/ opinion!!
Trish Lobdell
The Monroe Clinic
HIPAA Coordinator
(608) 324-1802
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