Hipaa Fines
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During treatment of a homeless person who says he is sick, a pastor walks up and asks how your patient is doin?
During treatment of a homeless person who says he is sick, a pastor walks up and asks how your patient is doing. He says he knows the street person and is wondering if he is okay. Your BEST response would be:
A. HIPAA and other confidentiality guidelines do not allow you to tell him what the patient’s problem is.
B. Ask the pastor for his credentials and then ask the patient if you can tell him what is going on.
C. Tell the priest the patient is just fine and that he will have to move on down the street.
D. Allow the pastor to speak directly to the patient if the patient agrees.
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C or D.
You are not breaking HIPAA guidelines IF you are saying the patient is doing just fine. That’s not telling the Pastor of the condition.
A) you aren’t telling the problem if you are saying the patient is fine.
B) Pastors normally do not have credentials.
C) WHY would the priest be asked to move down the street?
D) would be the BEST answer, because if the patient agrees you will not be breaking any rules, and it is the patients decision.
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Fines signal tougher HIPAA enforcement.(PRACTICE TRENDS): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News $9.95 This digital document is an article from Clinical Psychiatry News, published by International Medical News Group on June 1, 2011. The length of the article is 680 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Fines signal tougher… |
