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How Is All This Stuff on the News About Bill Clinton's Stents Not a Violation of HIPAA?

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I'm assuming he did not talk to the press and admit all this information to them. So, how is all this news about his health getting on the news? Isn't it illegal to put it on television and a violation of his privacy as protected by HIPAA? Tags: Press, information, television

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How Is All This Stuff on the News About Bill Clinton's Stents Not a Violation of HIPAA?

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I'm assuming he did not talk to the press and admit all this information to them. So, how is all this news about his health getting on the news? Isn't it illegal to put it on television and a violation of his privacy as protected by HIPAA? Tags: Press, bill clinton, television, HIPAA, information

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Need Some Free Reliable Service for HIPAA Validation?

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I'm looking for something that will perform HIPAA Validation for me. I'm sending lots of claims each week electronically (837I transactions) and they often get bounced back. So I need some service that will let me validate my HIPAA file. Please don't advise all those expensive applications. Tags: something, HIPAA, reliable service, Validation, service

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How Long Does It Take to Recieve HIPAA Papers, and Who Can I Contact to Speed the Process?

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My husband has switched jobs and we've opted to utilize my benefits instead of using his (which just got a lot more expensive). My company let me enroll, but won't pay anything out until they have HIPAA papers on my husband, my son, and me. I know that they're government papers, but who do I [...]

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How Is HIPAA(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Related to Computers and Technology?

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I have to re-search how Hipaa is related to computers and technology! How is HIPPA implemented into the technology we use in our hospitals and doctor offices today? I know there are a number of ways but I dont know where to start, can anyone help me? Tags: Hippa, health insurance portability and accountability act, [...]

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I Have a Paper on Privacy and Im Gonna Write About the Hipaa Laws?

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I have a paper on privacy and im gonna write about the hipaa laws? i have to argue both sides of it, like how its a good thing and how it might be bad like patient/doctor privacy and the ethics of it but im not sure what to say about it any tips? Tags: patient, [...]

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If HIPAA Rules Are Stricker Than State Law, Which Standard Should You Follow and Why?

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If HIPAA rules are stricker than state law, which standard should you follow and why? What if state law was stricker? Tags: Law Crime, Social Issues, state law, United States Department of Health and Human Services, health insurance portability and accountability act, law

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If a Family Member Calls a Hospital to See if Their Loved One Is at Their Facility, Is That Violating Hipaa?

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If a family calls the er looking for their loved one and the family gives you the name are you able to advise them without violating hipaa? Tags: family member, member, Family, HIPAA, facility

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Is It a HIPAA Violation to Verify Information With the Police Regarding a Patient/prisoner?

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I verified information to a law enforcement official regarding an inmate that was still under arrest but was currently an inpatient. Part of the phone conversation was overheard by another employee who complained to the HIPAA compliance officer resulting in my termination from a position that I had held for 17 years. Tags: Enforcement, information, [...]

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HIPAA Violations. Is It a Violation to Access Someone's Medical Information With Just Cause?

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Someone at my job went out of there way to call a friend to find out why I was out on Administrative Leave. Of course, it was due to a medical situation. Now my business is all across the office. Is that a violation of HIPAA and if so provide the source. Going to file [...]

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Can a Covered Entity Change an Already Signed HIPAA Release and Add Things to It Without Your Consent?

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I signed a release on 3/15/05. Atthe time of signing, it contained specific people who were allowed to release info. I just requested copies of my releases, and on one of them, the covered entity added things and people in the originally signed relese without my consent, and used it to discuss me and my [...]

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Is Faxing a Prescription to a Patients Regular Pharmacy Considered a Hipaa Violation?

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the patient asked the nurse and requested that her discharge prescription be faxed to her regular pharmacy. Tags: patient, Pharmacy, Nurse, hipaa violation hipaa fax prescription

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Does Anyone Know Where I Can Find Free Information or Presentations on a HIPAA Train the Trainer Program?

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I've found web-sites already but all of them want to charge and send me a booklet or something. I just need something quick that will give me maybe more of an outline and some tips to put the presentation together. Tags: train the trainer, anyone, information, trainer program, booklet

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What Are the Specific Encryption and Security Requirements for Storing Medical Data Under HIPAA?

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I would like to know how to make a website hipaa compliant assuming we are storing medical data. The site is not technically a health care provider, creating some ambiguity in the legal obligation, but I am curious. International perspectives on regional data regulations are also interesting to me! Tags: Encryption, international perspectives, site hipaa [...]

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What Disease Is HIPAA-Protected and Spread by Skin Contact?

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Any ideas?? Apparently one of our clients where I work has something, so now there's this new rule that we have to wear gloves 24/7 and immediately wash any part of our body that touches any client's exposed skin. But no one can tell us what it is due to HIPAA regulations. What the hell [...]

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How Do I Find Out HIPAA Compliant Data Storage Regulations?

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I need to find out if a health care employee can scan double-sided documents in to a data storge device? Tags: health care, data storage, Compliant, compliant data, storage

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What Protection Does a Doctor Have Against Someone Reporting False HIPAA Violations?

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My understanding is, just making the claim is a mark on the doctors record whether it is true or false. Is this true? Tags: Record, Doctors, someone, Protection, hipaa violations

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According to the HIPAA Everything Is Confidential Except?

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According to the HIPAA everything is confidential except? Tags: health insurance portability and accountability act, Information technology, health care, HIPAA, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Social Issues, Everything

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Why Do You Believe It Is Necessary to Have the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

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Why do you believe it is necessary to have the HIPAA Security rule along with the HIPAA privacy rule ? Would there ever be a case when there is a violation of the security and not the privacy rule? Give a possible example. Tags: violation, Rule, hipaa privacy rule why is privacy necessary, Why do [...]

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Is Your Spouse Allowed Access to Your Medical Records Under the Hipaa Laws Without Written Consent?

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What happens when you die? Are they released to your husband or just kept somewhere? Tags: Social Issues, Office for Civil Rights, access, Health Medical Pharma, Optical character recognition hippa spouse privacy, spouses right to medical records, does the hippa law apply to a spouse, spouse rights to medical records, rights of spouse to receive [...]

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