May a Medicaid state agency and a Medicare Advantage plan share protected health information to identify dually eligible enrollees?
Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits a covered entity to [...]
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit a doctor, laboratory, or other health care provider to share patient health information for treatment purposes by fax, email, or over the phone?
Yes. The Privacy Rule allows covered health care providers to [...]
Does the Privacy Rule permit state Medicaid agencies to disclose protected health information to pharmaceutical manufacturers and third party data vendors for purposes of validating claims under the Medicaid Drug Rebate program?
Yes. The Privacy Rule permits State Medicaid agencies to disclose [...]
Does the Privacy Rule permit health plans to disclose protected health information to pharmaceutical manufacturers for the adjudication of drug rebate contracts?
Yes. The Privacy Rule permits a health plan to disclose [...]
How does the HIPAA Privacy Rule apply to professional liability insurance? Specifically, how can professional liability insurers continue to arrange for and maintain medical liability insurance for health care providers covered by the Rule?
The Privacy Rule permits a covered health care provider to [...]
When an ambulance service delivers a patient to a hospital, is it permitted to report its treatment of the patient and patient’s medical history to the hospital, without the patient’s authorization?
Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits an ambulance service or [...]
Is a hospital permitted to contact another hospital or health care facility, such as a nursing home, to which a patient will be transferred for continued care, without the patient’s authorization?
Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits a health care provider [...]
Does a physician need a patient’s written authorization to send a copy of the patient’s medical record to a specialist or other health care provider who will treat the patient?
No. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits a health care provider [...]
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit an eye doctor to confirm a contact prescription received by a mail-order contact company?
Yes. The disclosure of protected health information by an eye [...]
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule prevent health plans and providers from using debt collection agencies? Does the Privacy Rule conflict with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?
The Privacy Rule permits covered entities to continue to use [...]