Even though the rule makes provision for talking to family members under certain circumstances, we had planned to have patients sign an authorization indicating who they would allow to call the nursing or billing staff on their behalf. Is this an appropriate use?
Thanks very much.
Vicki Saunders
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Multiagency authorizations
Several people on our HIPAA implementation team are hopingothers
inputmighthelp in resolving ourquestion about
HIPAA'sinstructions to avoid compound authorizations and how that relate
tothe useof multi-agency authorization forms.
Thefinal HIPAA
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Gregory
There is a difference between compound authorizations (one
authorization for several things, which is prohibited) and several
authorizations on the same piece of paper (which is OK, just so long as each one
has an indication that it was individually considered
Title: Message
Laura,
When an Authorization Form contains check-offs
that correspond to various types of PHI and various types of uses and
disclosures, workforce members may tend to misuse the Form to combine HIPAA-required
authorizations with other types of consents or authorizations
Title: Message
Several people on our HIPAA implementation team are hopingothers
inputmighthelp in resolving ourquestion about
HIPAA'sinstructions to avoid compound authorizations and how that relate
tothe useof multi-agency authorization forms.
Thefinal HIPAA Privacy regulations - 164.508
Am I clear in my understanding that for a physician to release phi in situations such as employment physicals, school nurse (return to school), immunization records for schools or camp physicals that he/she would need a signed authorization? Can anyone direct me to some written guidance on this?
original. Gracias.
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Subject: authorizations
clarification
Want
some opinions on this issue.
NY
requires an authorization for release
, 2003 to comply with the EDI rules.
Good luck.
I am working for a small hospital in arkansa.
I would like to know in what cases of Uses/Disclosures, besides for
Marketing Communications and research, are individuals authorizations
required.
Thanks
rahul
