#23574 - 06/11/06 08:29 PM
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MrSoul
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If Brad and Angelina can't even find out who sold the ultrasound photo of their unborn baby, how is any of this supposed to WORK, exactly? :p
Susan, you also have a PM.
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#23576 - 06/11/06 08:49 PM
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It's a matter of ethics.
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#23577 - 06/11/06 08:54 PM
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MerryA
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because some people don't have any. 
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#23578 - 06/11/06 09:22 PM
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Thank you.
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#23579 - 06/12/06 08:22 AM
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Lizbv
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Originally posted by Xuxan:
I'm just posting a clarification of what HIPPA is. It IS a federal law. It is changing the way some businesses/social services do business. It is changing the way I have to keep records for the work I do. It is changing the legal documents I have for myself and for my son.
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#23581 - 06/12/06 09:16 AM
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I deal with Hippa weekly when I volunteer at the hospital.
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#23582 - 06/12/06 09:31 AM
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MerryA
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My understanding is that if just one office in the facility (medical group, university hospital, research facility, etc) sends information electronically for any type of billing purposes, the entire facility is a "covered entity" - any subcontractors with the covered entity may or may not be under HIPPA .... BUT the covered entity is still responsible for ensuring the protection and privacies of patient information. If a subcontractor divulged confidential informtation, that subcontractor may not be subject to HIPPA penetilities but the covered entity would.
Am I wrong in that? 
I have not dealt with a hospital or other medical entity that does not have a patient confidientiality policy clearly spelled out, especially now with HIPPA in place.
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#23583 - 06/12/06 09:49 AM
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MrSoul
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Originally posted by MerryA: because some people don't have any. 
What problem would you possibly have with confidentiality, Merry? I guess you mean everyone's but mine, huh?
Still waiting for links to all those (fictional) posts you claim "tipped" you off ... :rolleyes:
Originally posted by MrSoul:
If Brad and Angelina can't even find out who sold the ultrasound photo of their unborn baby, how is any of this supposed to WORK, exactly?
Why no lawsuit or arrest? In fact, why didn't anyone even blink an eye over it?
You can go on and on about laws all you want, but like prostitution and drug laws, they don't mean shit if no one enforces them.
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#23585 - 06/12/06 09:56 AM
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Lizbv
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My point is, the HIPPA law does not apply to individuals records that are held within the Federal Government, those records are bound by the Privacy Act of 1974 5 U.S.C. § 552a . By definition of "private" sector I was speaking about public entities and health servicing companies as you mention above. I work as a Privacy Officer for a living. But I do think it is important for people to understand the difference between the two
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#23587 - 06/12/06 10:03 AM
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i think the receptionists and nurses and docs in waiting rooms need to learn that info better
they babble about people so everyone in waiting room can hear.....
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#23588 - 06/12/06 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by lazer:
i think the receptionists and nurses and docs in waiting rooms need to learn that info better
they babble about people so everyone in waiting room can hear.....
Privacy is no longer real in the world we live in, the best we can hope for is the illusion of privacy.
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#23589 - 06/12/06 10:14 AM
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Originally posted by ParaDude: Originally posted by lazer:
i think the receptionists and nurses and docs in waiting rooms need to learn that info better
they babble about people so everyone in waiting room can hear.....
Privacy is no longer real in the world we live in, the best we can hope for is the illusion of privacy.
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#23591 - 06/12/06 11:48 AM
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MerryA
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Originally posted by Lizbv:
My point is, the HIPPA law does not apply to individuals records that are held within the Federal Government, those records are bound by the Privacy Act of 1974 5 U.S.C. § 552a . By definition of "private" sector I was speaking about public entities and health servicing companies as you mention above. I work as a Privacy Officer for a living. But I do think it is important for people to understand the difference between the two
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#23592 - 06/12/06 12:30 PM
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Lizbv
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Originally posted by MerryA: [I'm gonna listen to the expert.
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#23593 - 06/12/06 06:56 PM
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MrSoul
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Originally posted by MrSoul: Originally posted by MrSoul:
If Brad and Angelina can't even find out who sold the ultrasound photo of their unborn baby, how is any of this supposed to WORK, exactly?
Why no lawsuit or arrest? In fact, why didn't anyone even blink an eye over it?
You can go on and on about laws all you want, but like prostitution and drug laws, they don't mean shit if no one enforces them.
Why does HIPPA not apply to the ultrasound photo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's unborn baby, which was even plastered all over EBAY for sale????
If it doesn't even protect rich and famous people like them, what the hell good is it?
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