We are looking at how HIPAA is going to impact our disease registry program, e.g. cancer and trauma. I am aware that state law requires this reporting, however, for our cancer registry program, we follow patients progress to be accredited by and in accordance with the American College of Surgeons. If we have to obtain a patient's authorization and the patient refuses, we have not met our obligation... how are hospitals interpreting this process under the HIPAA guidelines? Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
Tina C. Lamb HIPAA and Corporate Compliance Coordinator St. Francis Hospital, Inc. 706/596-4411 x 5657 The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.
