tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752793986869193186.post1785808067453404923..comments2022-12-12T10:49:47.419-05:00Comments on Patient Modesty & Privacy <center>Concerns</center>: Protecting Your Health Privacy a book reviewJoel Sherman MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302609163683972129noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752793986869193186.post-43855292864431900292011-07-20T19:44:54.573-04:002011-07-20T19:44:54.573-04:00As an example please see the recent
fine against U...As an example please see the recent<br />fine against UCLA medical center<br />for $865,000 levied for privacy<br />breeches regarding hollywood<br />celebs. This was not the first<br />time this occurred against these<br />medical facilities. Nursing schools<br />and medical institutions don't seem<br />to drive these issues home do they.<br /><br />PTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752793986869193186.post-74465402913565933432011-03-23T03:32:01.355-04:002011-03-23T03:32:01.355-04:00Thanks, PT. I see what you mean. It’s a preformatt...Thanks, PT. I see what you mean. It’s a preformatted Google search term. And the problem includes identify theft. I read Matthew Holt’s take on the whistle-blower suit (http://bit.ly/eVYnYo), and his analysis seems reasonable to me. But I’m no expert on this.Jan Hendersonhttp://www.TheHealthCulture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752793986869193186.post-76747373581435472822011-03-22T17:02:12.735-04:002011-03-22T17:02:12.735-04:00Jan
Do a search and you will see many well...Jan<br /><br /><br /> Do a search and you will see many well known and published cases<br />of Hipaa violations within that medical community.<br /><br /><br />PTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752793986869193186.post-89112593572988144642011-03-20T19:22:18.298-04:002011-03-20T19:22:18.298-04:00My health care provider for the past 16 years has ...My health care provider for the past 16 years has been Kaiser Permanente. During that time I noticed that they introduced the requirement of producing a photo ID for each appointment, which speaks well to their awareness of the issue of medical identify theft.<br /><br />Their enforcement of HIPPA can be very stringent, I discovered. I teach in their Wellness Center and often have elderly students in my classes who need a family member nearby to make sure they find their way home. Kaiser’s interpretation of HIPPA privacy was that only enrolled students could be in the class (not because they’d be getting a free class, but to protect the other students’ privacy). I once had a student who was blind and needed someone to show her what I was demonstrating with my hands. In a case like this, there needs to be some flexibility, which is not always easy in a large bureaucracy. <br /><br />This is off the topic of privacy, but I’ve been positively impressed with Kaiser’s delivery of health care – their computerized medical records, physician availability nights and weekends (usually with no wait time), and their history of promoting and supporting prevention programs. <br /><br />I do feel I’ve never been well-informed about my patient privacy rights, however. For example, if I had an issue of mental health (which “feels” separate because it’s treated in a physically separate facility), would my primary physician be informed? Suppose I preferred to limit who had access to that information? I feel totally uninformed about who knows what.<br /><br />There are grounds for optimism on those patient privacy issues that can be clearly identified and can be addressed through policies and laws. There are areas that still need special attention, of course, as you point out. Someday we may get to a point in health care where patients are truly confident that insurance companies (or their equivalent in the future) will not be able to use information to deny coverage. At that point, some of the trickier need-to-know issues of privacy may be easier to handle. <br /><br />Addressing issues of patient modesty, on the other hand, will probably always be much more complex.Jan Hendersonhttp://www.TheHealthCulture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752793986869193186.post-8082460271163946182011-03-20T15:07:02.452-04:002011-03-20T15:07:02.452-04:00This issue becomes more and more important as soci...This issue becomes more and more important as social media and smart phone applications become popular. Both patients, doctors and nurses will more and more store this private information on their phone apps or ipads and carry it around with them. What happens if a device is lost or stolen? Few people password protect their devices today. Another problem I see on various blogs -- the HIPAA and other regs have become so huge that a significant number of professionals don't understand some them. It's difficult to separate the really important ones from those less important.<br /> That's why a book like this is so important for both patients and medical professionals.<br /> Fine review, Joel.<br /> Doug/MERDoug Caprahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722777627862939708noreply@blogger.com