patient privacy

Privacy Advocates Question OPM Central Data Base Plans

Uh oh is Big Brother raising its ugly head in healthcare management? Many privacy advocates are saying yes . Their beef is with the federal Office of Personnel Management. The agency has been tasked with creating a comprehensive database of health insurance claim records for the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), the newly established National … [Read more…]

Can You Refuse a Patient’s Privacy Request Under HIPAA? Maybe, Maybe Not

If a patient were to ask you not to reveal their private information to anyone at all do they have that right under the HIPAA laws? HIPAA privacy regulations have always given individuals the right to request restrictions on how health care providers use or disclose their information, but until recently, health care providers have … [Read more…]