And if
all else fails, couldn't the doctor send a note to the patient saying. "Thank
you for referring your friend." With no name, there is no PHI,
right?
Deborah Campbell
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Why does the thank
you note have to identify the patient who was referred? Seems to me if the
thank you note said "Our office thanks you for referring a friend to our
office," that accomplishes the same purpose, and does not release
PHI.
I had an eye doctor
once who was referred to me by
I need opinions on whether or not one can use the Privacy
Notice acknowledgment as evidence of agreement to the disclosures listed in
164.510 (Facility directory-disclosure to family and friends) if those disclosures
are listed in the Notice.
Catherine Lohmeier
Implementations Project
The practice that I am going to describe is quite common in our community but I am not
sure it is acceptable. I wanted the opinion of the experts on this list.
Occassionally, we run into a problem with a patient who seems to be doctor hopping and
getting multiple prescriptions for narcotics.
