Re: Medical Records
Somewhat related incident occured in Illinois, the state has reciently suspended the licenses of eight doctors who owned a medical group that abandoned thousands of patients' records last summer after filing for bankruptcy. More information can be found in Chicago Tribune article Doctors face suspension State gives group a week to take care of records By Richard Wronski Tribune staff reporter January 31, 2003 Patricia Conroe wrote: 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 can obtain their records if they want to. I'm not sure how long the notice must be posted and for how long the records must be stored somewhere in this instance. Patients can be given their original medical records in this case as well as far as I know. Please someone out there feel free to correct me. Cathy Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/03 02:48PM I have an interesting question that I need some help with. We had an office manager call today inquiring about a problem that I don't know how to respond to her. She is in a practice where a physician shared expenses and leased space from her practice (he was his own entity). The physician passed away over the weekend. They are unsure of what to do with the medical records. They do not belong to the practice, the belonged to the physician who passed away. Can the manager give the original charts to the patients? Thanks for any and all input! Cathy A. Campbell HIPAA Compliance Specialist Healthcare Compliance Group (317)575-1041 (800)816-1161 (317)575-1043 (fax) --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
Re: Medical Records
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 can obtain their records if they want to. I'm not sure how long the notice must be posted and for how long the records must be stored somewhere in this instance. Patients can be given their original medical records in this case as well as far as I know. Please someone out there feel free to correct me. Cathy Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/03 02:48PM I have an interesting question that I need some help with. We had an office manager call today inquiring about a problem that I don't know how to respond to her. She is in a practice where a physician shared expenses and leased space from her practice (he was his own entity). The physician passed away over the weekend. They are unsure of what to do with the medical records. They do not belong to the practice, the belonged to the physician who passed away. Can the manager give the original charts to the patients? Thanks for any and all input! Cathy A. Campbell HIPAA Compliance Specialist Healthcare Compliance Group (317)575-1041 (800)816-1161 (317)575-1043 (fax) --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
RE: Medical Records
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 Beach Park, IL 60099 Voice: 847-872-8070 Fax: 847-872-6860 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rfa-edi.com -Original Message- From: Patricia Conroe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:43 AM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Re: Medical Records 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 can obtain their records if they want to. I'm not sure how long the notice must be posted and for how long the records must be stored somewhere in this instance. Patients can be given their original medical records in this case as well as far as I know. Please someone out there feel free to correct me. Cathy Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/28/03 02:48PM I have an interesting question that I need some help with. We had an office manager call today inquiring about a problem that I don't know how to respond to her. She is in a practice where a physician shared expenses and leased space from her practice (he was his own entity). The physician passed away over the weekend. They are unsure of what to do with the medical records. They do not belong to the practice, the belonged to the physician who passed away. Can the manager give the original charts to the patients? Thanks for any and all input! Cathy A. Campbell HIPAA Compliance Specialist Healthcare Compliance Group (317)575-1041 (800)816-1161 (317)575-1043 (fax) --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
Medical Records
I have an interesting question that I need some help with. We had an office manager call today inquiring about a problem that I don't know how to respond to her. She is in a practice where a physician shared expenses and leased space from her practice (he was his own entity). The physician passed away over the weekend. They are unsure of what to do with the medical records. They do not belong to the practice, the belonged to the physician who passed away. Can the manager give the original charts to the patients? Thanks for any and all input! Cathy A. Campbell HIPAA Compliance Specialist Healthcare Compliance Group (317)575-1041 (800)816-1161 (317)575-1043 (fax) --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
