My organization is forcing us to use vacation time instead of sick leave to visit the doctor. YANML, but is this actually legal? What can we do to get them to change this policy?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 19, 2012 -
20 answers
PrivacyParanoiaFilter: My employer offers a discount on my health insurance if my spouse and I take a Health Risk Assessment (HRA). I get the idea, but are there any downsides privacy-wise that they're not telling you?
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posted by JoeZydeco
on Oct 25, 2012 -
21 answers
I recently changed jobs--and health insurance providers. As a result I need to change dentists (and possibly GPs). I am in good health--should I bother collecting my dental/medical records and giving them to the new doctors? I am entitled to them under HIPAA, right?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Aug 8, 2012 -
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Why do prospective employers ask access to past, current, and future health records? And can one decline?
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posted by agent99
on Jun 23, 2012 -
11 answers
Recently I had to spend a few hours in a psychiatric emergency waiting room where none of the staff seemed to have any consideration for the privacy of the patients being triaged there. Are any of the things I experienced violations of HIPAA or the like, and if so, what, if anything, would you do about them? (Details inside.)
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posted by xyzzy
on May 27, 2012 -
11 answers
Part of my job involves conducting phone surveys for public health/medical research. My employer wants me to start using the Emergency Contact info in the electronic health record to increase our response rate. This weirds me out. Help!
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 16, 2012 -
9 answers
An employer decides to update their employee database and distributes a form with the usual name, address, emergency contact stuff on it. There is also a line for "Any medications you are currently taking."
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 16, 2012 -
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I am looking for advice to come up with a technological solution for a physician’s office in NB, Canada. The scenario is that I would like patient files to be accessible remotely while still satisfying health privacy laws (PIPEDA), especially the part about patient records having to be stored in Canada.
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posted by carolr
on Nov 9, 2011 -
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My brother was scheduled to have knee surgery, but has just lost insurance coverage. How can I help him?
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posted by Vorteks
on Oct 26, 2011 -
16 answers
Which hosted system is likely to be more secure: A custom-coded database with a web-based front-end coded by an independent coder for $10k and hosted and maintained by a major university, or a small cloud-based provider with several clients who hosts contact data and whose system is set up to accept credit card payments and store other financial information?
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posted by QuantumMeruit
on Oct 20, 2011 -
14 answers
I'm going nuts trying to figure out the rules on how to get my spouse on an individual high-deductible health plan when coverage is theoretically available through my employer. The internet is useless. Can the hive mind help me here?
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posted by anonymous
on May 13, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm going to be requesting my psychiatric records; what should I know beforehand?
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posted by reren
on Jan 31, 2011 -
6 answers
I received someone else's medical statement with lots of personal information to boot. What do I do next?
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posted by anonymous
on May 24, 2010 -
7 answers
In the early years of HIPAA, I was didn't take it as seriously as I should have and was fired from a clerical position when I looked up a co-worker's date of birth. I was wrong and a total dumb ass for doing it. Now, I would like to know what I should say about it in my nursing school application since clinical hours include hours at the hospital I was fired from.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 24, 2010 -
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I received a letter from my new health insurance company stating "they have received a claim for an illness that could be related to a pre-existing condition." What now?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 23, 2009 -
7 answers
Document Imagine/HR-Filter: How does your large company store its secure documents?
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posted by griphus
on Dec 21, 2009 -
5 answers
Can I, as a supervisor, call an employee's doctor to verify that said employee was actually seen on a certain date?
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posted by Shohn
on Oct 28, 2009 -
47 answers
My employer just asked us to contact HR if any of our employees are diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Is this allowable under HIPAA?
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posted by um_maverick
on Oct 27, 2009 -
10 answers
[HIPAA filter]: When dropping off our child at daycare (a small, home daycare), my spouse - a pediatrician - ran into a patient who is not vaccinated. I know you're not a lawyer; I know you're not our lawyer - what are our options?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 27, 2009 -
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I'm wondering about medical marijuana use in California and to what degree it is covered by health information privacy laws (HIPAA).
I ask because my profession is regulated by a state licensing board (and an ethics board, and a national ethics board, etc. etc.) and I want to know if the Board of Behavioral Sciences could ever have access to my medical information if I were to have a card for medical MJ (this is assuming that I am only registered with the state as a legal patient, not ever picked up by the cops for any reason or have anything close to a criminal record, which I already know would get my licensing taken away). I have been searching info on medical MJ and HIPAA but have not been able to find anything conclusive.
Throwaway email is anony01234@gmail.com.
posted by anonymous
on Mar 25, 2009 -
6 answers
I am looking for an online document storage/document sharing service that is HIPAA compliant.
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posted by eunoia
on Jan 7, 2009 -
3 answers
Will seeking treatment for anxiety and depression make my health insurance less affordable/available in the future?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 19, 2008 -
16 answers
How do I fill out an application for short-term health care if I barely even remember which doctors/clinics I've been seen at, let alone why?
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posted by Skwirl
on Aug 29, 2008 -
4 answers
What is a reasonable amount of debt load for someone with a chronic illness? I come from a family that doesn't accrue debt, which I realize is a luxury many people don't have, so I haven't had a model for managing debt. Specifics about my particular situation follow.
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posted by RobotHeart
on Dec 22, 2007 -
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Besides researchers, In the US, who is allowed access to a person's Protected Health Information (tm) after they're dead? Who can get their death certificate (listing cause of death)? If these people aren't me, what can I do to cope with feeling that a loved one died because of someone's uncaring/ineptitude/etc?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 14, 2007 -
9 answers
Is it reasonable or necessary for me to ask my doctor to remove the recent "Tobacco Use Disorder" diagnosis as a "current health condition" from my medical record?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 22, 2007 -
11 answers
Does Veteran's Administration medical treatment information get to the insurance world?
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posted by Mom
on Feb 11, 2007 -
1 answer
I feel like I'm losing my mind but I'm too worried about my medical records to do anything about it.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 10, 2007 -
31 answers
What is the best approach for appealing a dental insurance claim that was denied for a pre-existing condition when I have had continuous coverage? Does HIPAA apply?
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posted by eisbaer
on May 31, 2006 -
6 answers
How, under Equal Employment Opportunity, can a prospective employer ask you to sign a HIPAA waiver?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 26, 2006 -
8 answers
I have a question for those of those of you well-versed on private health insurance, HIPAA, and prior creditable coverage.
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posted by Thorzdad
on Feb 16, 2006 -
10 answers
COBRA/HIPAA: Help me understand how these health insurance laws might apply in several employer-leaving or life-changing events.
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posted by weston
on Oct 27, 2005 -
7 answers
