Patient compliance with confidentiality best practices is not your
responsibility, but I must say that I would not be offended to see (a slightly
toned-down version of) such a notice posted in my doctor's office.
Similarly, my pharmacist has a notice requesting all customers remain behind a
line on the floor while awaiting their turn. Ostensibly, this makes
eavesdropping and "incidental disclosure" less likely - I just appreciate the
small effort it took to post the notice.
Still - run
it by your lawyer.
Douglas M. Webb
Computer System Engineer
Little Company of Mary
Hospital & Health Care Centers
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 03:38 PM
Subject: Re: Real Privacy concerns
I think that the lawyers would take 5 pages to
say the same thing.
I don't think that HIPAA addresses evesdropping
other than to say you should attempt to minimize it.
Douglas M. Webb
Computer System
Engineer
Little Company of Mary Hospital & Health Care
Centers
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:13
AM
Subject: Real Privacy concerns
I am an MD.
Been monitoring this site for a few
weeks.
I will be placing a notice in my waiting room and all exam / surgery
rooms and on the new consent (if I don't become a country doctor) something
like this:
YOU ARE NOW IN A MEDICAL CONFIDENTIALITY ZONE.
YOU
MUST NOT REPEAT OR OTHERWISE USE ANY INFORMATION
YOU OVERHEAR OR SEE BY
ACCIDENT WHILE IN THIS OFFICE.
WE DO OUR BEST TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY
BUT NOTHING IS PERFECT.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS POLICY,
WE
ASK YOU TO SEEK CARE ELSEWHERE.
What think you all? I have not run
this by any lawyers.
I have seen nothing on this subject from HIPAA
despite the fact that thin walls and loud old men with hearing problems are
the major source of lost confidentiality in my office.
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