As long as the thank you note if not from a third party and does not contain treatment information.
Look at 164.501 definitions. Also the Federal Register Privacy Final, I believe specificly addresses this. Scott Kimbel 425-503-1924 -----Original Message----- From: Pat Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alex Kaplun' Subject: RE: HIPAA - Compliant Non-Compliant Questions Importance: High A current client has asked if Thank You notes for referrals would constitute a privacy issue or some other non-compliance with HIPPA? Does anyone know or have specific examples one way or the other? "The best insight is vision", Malcolm S. Forbes Have a great day! Pat Tiffany-Gill, PMP 770-998-1022 (Business) 770-998-1144 (FAX) ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ====================================================== 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/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ====================================================== 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/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.
