David,
Amen!
I would much rather have a clear answer beforehand
thanenforcement afterword.
The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily the opinion of
LCMH.
Douglas M. WebbComputer System EngineerLittle Company of Mary
Hospital Health Care Centers[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Title: Glacier
Is there a HIPAA
requirement on how to dispose of returned mail that contains
PHI?
If not, how do
folks within this workgroup plan on disposing of it?
Thanks,
Lee M.
Schmidt
Magellan
Behavioral Health
HIPAA
/ I.T. Project Manager, Claims Applications Local:
Title: Glacier
Lee, weplace it inside of the
patient'smedical records so when we see the patient again, we can hand it
to them and get a new address. Note that the unreturned mail isNOT
part of our Designated Record Set, since it is a duplicate of a part of the
DRS. (billing, lab results,
Matt -- I respectfully question your response. The Privacy Rule, 45 CFR §
164.526(a), states that individuals have the right to request an
amendment as long as the CE holds the PHI in a designated record set.
Neither § 164.526 or § 164.524 (the access right) create an exception
for PHI created or
Title: Message
How about shredding
it.
Dennis Hare
Quality Assurance Spec./Privacy
Officer
Central Missouri Regional Center
(573) 882-9835 Fax - (573)
884-4294
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Title: Glacier
Likewise.
The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily the opinion of
LCMH.
Douglas M. WebbComputer System EngineerLittle Company of Mary
Hospital Health Care Centers[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Title: RE: Custodial parent rights to minor's PHI
I seem to remember from the August revisions, that this depends on the state laws. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Deborah
-Original Message-
From: Giesecke, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:14 PM
I'm sending this out again, if someone could please help us. Thanks.
Christine
What about the card swipes that we use when a patient makes a
payment on their account using their credit card. Yes, we only
swipe the card and put in the last four digits of the number, but
the patient name (or
I have a question regarding PHI disclosure with respect to minors when there has been
a divorce and one parent has been assigned custody. My understanding is that only the
parent with legal custody can (legally) access the children's PHI but I can't put my
finger on the reference for this
Steve,
The Court rulings in the individual case would determine which
parent(s) have access to how much PHI. There may also be State laws that
override a decree from a different State.
In general, the custodial parent has primary responsibility
for the child's healthcare, but in Family
Chistine,
I'll give it a shot.
My comments are below your questions.
The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily the opinion of
LCMH.
Douglas M. WebbComputer System EngineerLittle Company of Mary
Hospital Health Care Centers[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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David,
In many instances the CE's DSR is maintained by a BA, and those CE-BA
relationships are subject to the transition requirements and the timing of
the execution of the BAC. Given this, and the explicit exemption given for
accountings for PHI created prior to the compliance date, I would say
Matt -- Here is an interesting excerpt from the 12/28/00 HHS Preamble
which clearly supports my position:
Comment: Several comments raised questions about the application of the
rule to individually identifiable information created prior to (1) the
effective date of the rule, and (2) the
Dave,
I must respectfully disagree with your application of the QA that you cited
(below). Clearly that QA was intended to convey HHS' intent that on and
after the compliance date the Privacy Rule will protect all PHI that a CE
creates or maintains about an individual, regardless of when that
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