That is the reason for the patient consent in the HIPAA regulations. In my opinion, the patient would need to review the data to approve its release. The usual escape clause is for the data to be used in the normal care of the patient But if it is for some other purpose, then it needs specific patient consent. But a local HIPAA board should be able to provide more precise guidance. The general accurate suppression of sensitive information would seem to me to be impossible.
Dave 80n wrote: > Will > The only acceptable answer would be Maury's option 3. The patient decides. > Anything else would be be inappropriate. > > And not just HIV status. The patient, and only the patient, should have the > right to determine who has access to anything that the patient might > consider sensitive. And only the patient can determine what is or is not > sensitive. > > 80n > > > > On 3/2/07, Will Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm looking for a tool to suppress sensitive information (e.g., HIV >> status, etc.) from free text clinical notes prior to allowing the >> notes to be published from a protected, physician-only area into >> general circulation patient records for the clinic. What existing >> FOSS solutions are available? >> >> With best regards, >> >> [wr] >> >> - - - - - - - - >> >> will ross >> chief information officer >> mendocino health records exchange >> 216 west perkins street, suite 206 >> ukiah, california 95482 usa >> 707.462.6369 [office] >> 707.462.5015 [fax] >> www.mendocinohre.org >> >> - - - - - - - - >> >> "Getting people to adopt common standards is impeded by patents." >> Sir Tim Berners-Lee, BCS, 2006 >> >> - - - - - - - - >> >> >> >> > >
