Re: HIPPA and Patient Follow-up

["David Kim" <boisedave@hotmail.com>]

The AMPA Board of Directors has just approved a position paper that supports 
the long-standing practice of follow-up letters.  The position paper argues 
that follow-up letters with PHI are permitted by HIPAA.  The paper should be 
published soon and will be posted on the AMPA website in the future as well 
(www.ampa.org).  The paper has been reviewed by lawyers with EMS and HIPAA 
expertise.

David Kim







>From: "Jeff Brosius" <reno316@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: flightmed@flightweb.com
>To: ems-l@listserv.unc.edu, 
>flightmed@flightweb.com,paramedicine@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: HIPPA and Patient Follow-up
>Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:51:04 -0500
>
>Cross posted to several lists... if you get this more than once, then.... 
>well.... get over it!  <g>
>
>Anyone figure out a way to do follow-ups on patients brought in by EMS 
>(ground or air) without violating the new Hippo - er, HIPPA - rules?  For 
>the lawyers on the list, WOULD a patient follow-up request be a violation?  
>Can we do this, or are follow-ups a thing of the past, relegated to the 
>antiquities collection thanks to unexpected consequences of 
>good-intentioned legislation reforms?
>
>If anyone has input, I'm all ears.  Feel free to reply privately if you'd 
>prefer.
>
>------------
>JRB
>
>Jeff Brosius,
>Paramedic, etc.
>Atlanta, GA
>www.prehospitalperspective.com
>brosius@prehospitalperspective.com
>"Nibblin' on sponge cake..."
>
>
>_________________________________________________________________
>The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE*  
>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Flightmed mailing list
>To unsubscribe or change your email address, go to 
>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/flightmed
>


_________________________________________________________________
MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE*  
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus


_______________________________________________
Flightmed mailing list
To unsubscribe or change your email address, go to http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/flightmed