HIPPA - Healthcare Professionals Message Board

NewFoundLife · 05-12-2003, 11:06 PM

I am a student and have been learning a bit about the new HIPPA legislation. I was wondering how much of an effect it has actually had on healthcare professionals and institutions.

dawnsiek · 05-14-2003, 11:11 PM

It has been difficult. Not that it's inbearable but just a darn pain in the butt.
Can't call patient's from waiting room by whole name, just first. Can't give Lab instuctions over phone as that implies person may be patient there. It goes on.. just makes me feel like it so impersonalbe anymore.

NewFoundLife · 05-18-2003, 10:29 AM

Won't calling patients by just their first names cause problems when there is more than one patient waiting with the same name? How is that problem solved if you aren't supposed to use the patient's full name anymore?

Kim24 · 07-12-2003, 11:48 PM

I agree it is a pain and it's not as beneficial to the patient as it seems. Patient's are finding that out daily. Not to mention a lot of them are upset that they can't access their husband's health info without his signature of consent. Oh well!

Gatorgirl3 · 08-26-2003, 10:13 PM

What we have been doing is have the patient sign in then use a black marker to black out the name.Also, the hospitals are doing this. It has been difficult with the new HIPPA laws. We have had some upset patients, especially when we first started this. They hated it. But, you have to tell them that this is the new law and we all have to abide by it.
The paper work they have to fill out is awful.