RE: Collection Accts.

[Bentz-Miller, Judith]

A few months ago, I had a patient send me a certified letter that had much of this exact wording in it.  I complied with the timeframe of the 10 days, but refused his request, sitting the payment language and the BA information.  (He also stated that using a collection agency could only be done with his written permission, therefore, we had violated his HIPAA rights.)  I have not heard from him or his attorney again.   If anyone would like to see my response, email me and I will be happy to forward it (minus the PHI, of course!!!!)   Judith   Judith Bentz-Miller Privacy Officer Arnett Clinic 765-448-8843 -----Original Message----- From: Charles Whitaker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:57 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: Collection Accts. I recently came across some information that some credit repair websites are giving out in relation to medical collections being reported to the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA). If a person disputes a listing on a credit report, the CRA must request a validation from the Collection Agency (CA), which must get a validation from the Original Creditor (Health Care Provider). These credit repair websites are saying that if the bill is paid in full the Health Care Provider has no "business purpose" to send the information to the CA (no payment due).   See this Link  http://community-2.webtv.net/YCHANGE/STORAGE/page14.html   Has anyone seen this? Any thoughts or opinions?     Charles Whitaker HIPAA Coordinator/IT Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah, LA (318)574-2374 Fax (318)574-2396 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- 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