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Are physicians and doctor’s offices prohibited from maintaining patient medical charts at bedside or outside of exam rooms, or from engaging in other customary practices where the potential exists for patient information to be incidentally disclosed to others?

No. The HIPAA Privacy Rule does not prohibit covered entities [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T20:57:28-04:00Incidental Uses and Disclosures, Safeguards, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

May physician’s offices use patient sign-in sheets or call out the names of their patients in their waiting rooms?

Yes. Covered entities, such as physician’s offices, may use patient [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:02:08-04:00Incidental Uses and Disclosures, Safeguards, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Can health care providers engage in confidential conversations with other providers or with patients, even if there is a possibility that they could be overheard?

Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule is not intended to prohibit [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T20:56:31-04:00Incidental Uses and Disclosures, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

How may the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s minimum necessary standard apply to electronic health information exchange through a networked environment?

The Privacy Rule generally requires covered entities to take reasonable [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:23:30-04:00Health Information Technology, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule limit what a doctor can do with a family medical history?

Yes, if the doctor is a “covered entity” under the [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:45:21-04:00Family Medical History Information, Protected Health Information, Smaller Providers and Businesses, Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations Disclosures|

Can a patient have a friend or family member pick up a prescription for her?

Yes. A pharmacist may use professional judgment and experience with [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:06:22-04:00Disclosures to Family and Friends, Smaller Providers and Businesses, Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations Disclosures|

May physician’s offices or pharmacists leave messages for patients at their homes, either on an answering machine or with a family member, to remind them of appointments or to inform them that a prescription is ready? May providers continue to mail appointment or prescription refill reminders to patients’ homes?

Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits health care providers to [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:01:44-04:00Disclosures to Family and Friends, Incidental Uses and Disclosures, Safeguards, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

My state requires consent to use or disclose health information. Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule take away this protection?

No. The Privacy Rule does not prohibit a covered entity [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:10:22-04:00Disclosures Required by Law, Mental Health, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

I am a health care provider and my state law says I have to provide a workers’ compensation insurer, upon request, with an injured workers’ records that related to treatment or hospitalization for which compensation is being sought. Am I permitted to disclose the information required by my state law?

Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits a covered entity to [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:43:43-04:00Disclosures Required by Law, Smaller Providers and Businesses|

Won’t the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s minimum necessary standard impede the ability of workers’ compensation insurers, state administrative agencies, and employers to obtain the health information needed to pay injured or ill workers the benefits guaranteed them under State workers’ compensation system?

No. The Privacy Rule is not intended to impede the [...]

Jason Russell2020-09-10T21:22:41-04:00Disclosures Required by Law, Minimum Necessary, Smaller Providers and Businesses, Workers Compensation Disclosures|

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