RE: What PHI to give out to callers
I think many health plans will share limited (i.e., financial) PHI within a covered family group. The thought is that this comes within the scope of 510(b). The thinking may be that the family shares e.g. deductibles and out of pocket maxim mums and so are involved in each other's coverage. I see some variation between insurers (acting as TPAs of SFGHP) that I've spoken with, but all (except one) propose to use 510(b) to some degree. I'd be VERY interested to hear the feedback others are getting from insurers (including insurers acting as TPAs of SFGHPs). Linda R. Mendel Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (614) 464-8218 phone (614) 719-4859 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:18 PM To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List Subject: RE: What PHI to give out to callers Yes, but is it possible for a patient to authorize disclosures of his PHI to a spouse for example? It seems that an authorization would need to be so specific that it would require a signed authorization every time a paricular situation/condition came up. It should be NONE to anyone other than the patient, unless they (the CE) have an authorization for that purpose. If it can be reasonably validated that it is the patient (through some unique identifier - last four digit of the social security number for example) then anything can be discussed. --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org ___ From the law offices of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium, please so advise the sender immediately. --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
RE: What PHI to give out to callers
Yes, but is it possible for a patient to authorize disclosures of his PHI to a spouse for example? It seems that an authorization would need to be so specific that it would require a signed authorization every time a paricular situation/condition came up. It should be NONE to anyone other than the patient, unless they (the CE) have an authorization for that purpose. If it can be reasonably validated that it is the patient (through some unique identifier - last four digit of the social security number for example) then anything can be discussed. --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
RE: What PHI to give out to callers?
We are working on having an authorization that will cover these "gray areas". It will follow the guidelines with HIPAA and allow us to share information with anyone the patient wishes to be involved in their care. It will only be valid for a year, and the patient will be able to revoke it at any time. We will then note the system that there is an auth on file and that oral information can be released to the other person. They will have toidentify the patient and themselves before any information can be released. Thiswill also be used whena doctorhas made the decision to involvea third party in the patient's care, we will use the same process,have the doctor complete the form so thestaff knows it is ok to speak to the third party, per the physician's judgment. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:27 AMTo: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup ListSubject: What PHI to give out to callers? What kind of policies are offices developing for disclosing patient health information to people over the phone, when patients and people other than the patient, call for example?Thanks again.Jill Rubin, Esq.(617)388-2404[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time.You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- 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/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
