Re: HIPPA and Patient Follow-up

["Wesley Copeland Sr., MICT, NREMT-P, FP-C, CCEMT-P" <wcemt@terraworld.net>]

Jeff,

The release of follow-up and patient out come information is not a HIPPA
violation if it is used as part of your QA/QI process.  The problem you will
likely run into with attempting to obtain this information is unit nurses
that have not been properly trained in regard to what is and is not
acceptable under HIPPA regs.  Many facilities that I have seen simply told
their personnel not to give out any info to anyone outside the facility,
instead of actually training them on what HIPPA  actually means.  I have
found that "Trauma Coordinators" are helpful in obtaining info if you run
into a problem as they are usually well versed in the true meaning of HIPPA
due to their responsibilities of collecting and reporting patient data.

Wesley CopelandSr., FP-C


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Brosius <reno316@hotmail.com>
To: ems-l@listserv.unc.edu <ems-l@listserv.unc.edu>; flightmed@flightweb.com
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Date: Saturday, April 05, 2003 6:52 AM
Subject: HIPPA and Patient Follow-up


>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
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