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From: Doug Webb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:51 AM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject:Re: HIPAA privacy and telephone
An extension to this -- how do you handle answering machines?
My gut feeling
The OCR guidance at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privacy.html under
incidental disclosures indicates that leaving information with family
members or on an answering machine or mailing information is allowed,
but also cautions that professional judgment should be used to assure
that the information
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From: Ribelin, Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:09 AM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: RE: HIPAA privacy and telephone
So far, the best scenario I have seen is the phone call that requests
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Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:17 PM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject:RE: HIPAA privacy and telephone
With all due respect, and I mean it sincerely.
Good idea for privacy Based on my many years of management
engineering and the application of voice
, Donald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:47 AM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: RE: HIPAA privacy and telephone
A but who said anything about calling back and getting a human?
Call back, get the robot, type in the secret code (pin), get the
recording
Can anyone point me towards vendors of systems like this (off list, please)
Thank you,
Bruce Bradigan
Healthcare Consultant
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From: Lawson, Pam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 1:03 PM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: RE: HIPAA
Title: RE: HIPAA privacy and telephone
Be
careful -
If you
say that an authorization is required, a y/n question will not fill the void
even if you track it.
If you
say that an authorization is required, it must be a HIPAA valid authorization
and there are a list of about 10 required
Title: RE: HIPAA privacy and telephone
164.510 allows, but does not require covered entities
to disclose or use protected health information to:
Family
members, close friends, or others assisting in an individuals
care.
Rule
requires that the individual be notified in advance and given
