What PHI to give out to callers?

2003-01-29 Thread JillGWlaw
What kind of policies are offices developing for disclosing patient health information to people over the phone, when patients and people other than the patient, call for example? Thanks again. Jill Rubin, Esq. (617)388-2404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are

Re: Medical Records

2003-01-29 Thread Patricia Conroe
There are specific requirements in state laws that say what happens when a practice closes. I wish I could give you a direct reference, but I can't. I believe that PA law says you must post a notice at the office and in the newspaper informing patients of the closure and tell them how they

Re: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there?

2003-01-29 Thread Ken Steen
Title: Message Some of this stuff sure looks funny to me. :) Ken Steen Apollo - Original Message - From: Brett Hacker To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:37 AM Subject: RE: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there? I don't

RE: Medical Records

2003-01-29 Thread Rachel Foerster
Furthermore, any action of this nature should/would be the responsibility of the deceased physician's executor and not the practice. The practice appears not to own the med recs, etc. Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Professionals in Health Care EDI 39432 North Avenue

Re: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there?

2003-01-29 Thread fwdanby
Get an acronym-matching contest going. Here's the first (and it's not original to me) Healthy Income Protection for Aggressive Attorneys F.W. (Bill) Danby, MD, Manchester, NH, USA - Original Message - From: Bentz-Miller, Judith To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List

NPP revisions

2003-01-29 Thread Traci Winter
164.520 [c][2][iv] Whenever the notice is revised, make the notice available upon request on or after the effective date of the revision and promptly comply with the requirements of paragraph [c][2][iii] of this section, if applicable. I just want to run this by everyone, in our HIPAA

RE: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there?

2003-01-29 Thread Catherine Lohmeier
Also, for what it's worthit's a bit dated but you might be able to punch it up... I saw a newspaper cartoon of a doctor talking to a patient...the patient had a horrified look on her facethe caption was the doctor saying...did I have your medical records sent over? Heck no, I just

RE: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there?

2003-01-29 Thread Artis, David (CC-Contractor)
How about: Helping Insure Profitability for American Attorneys Can you guess what law schools are promoting courses in successful litigation under HIPAA regulations? We have at least one here in Florida I am aware of. David Artis -Original Message-From: fwdanby

RE: Business Associate Question

2003-01-29 Thread Darrell Rishel
In the context of using such temp agencies to provide fill-in staff, they are in either case members of the workforce. Darrell Rishel, J.D. Director of Information Services Arapahoe House, Inc. This message is not legal advice or a binding signature. -Original Message- From: Giesecke,

RE: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there?

2003-01-29 Thread bradigan
Or High Income Potential for Aggressive Attorneys Bruce Bradigan How about: Helping Insure Profitability for American Attorneys Can you guess what law schools are promoting courses in successful litigation under HIPAA regulations? We have at least one here in Florida I am

RE: Any HIPAA Humor tools out there?

2003-01-29 Thread Christiansen, John (SEA)
Who's doing this? Can you guess what law schools are promoting coursesin successful litigation under HIPAA regulations? Wehave at least one here in Florida I am aware of. Please let me know, I'd love to see the curriculum andfigure out the holes in it, perhaps work up articles to help

RE: NPP revisions

2003-01-29 Thread Mimi Hart
My non-legal opinion is that this is overkill...and that patients will annoyed. I don't believe that was the intent of the privacy regulations. 1. Why do you expect your NPP to change frequently? Is it so specific that every new request for data (such as from a new accreditation agency) will

RE: Business Associate Question

2003-01-29 Thread Matthew Rosenblum
Steve, You are correct. UM/UR is a payment activity, and many QM activities are health care operations. When performed by the nurses (as you described below), the nurses would be acting in the capacity of BAs, and a CE would want to consider signing a BAC with the agency that provides the help.

Authentication of IVR users

2003-01-29 Thread Hatz Maria R
How are folks addressing the authentication of providers (or their staff) into an IVR system that provides eligibility information about members? This question can also be generalized to any means of communication - how do you authenticate a live caller who claims to be from a provider office, or

Re: NPP revisions

2003-01-29 Thread Noel Chang
Yes, it is not necessary. You only have to obtain written acknowledgment of an individual's receipt of your NPP one time (on the first service delivery after the compliance date). After that, if you subsequently revise your NPP you only need to post the revised notice in your facility, and