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May 12, 2008 (Volume 9, Issue 19)

Q: Our rehabilitation department has access to patients' records, including a roster containing their addresses.
Q: Our rehabilitation department has access to patients’ records, including a roster containing their addresses. May rehabilitation department employees obtain patient addresses from this list to send holiday or birthday cards?

Arkansas woman convicted for HIPAA violation


More than 6,000 UCSF patients' information available online
More than 6,000 UCSF patients’ information available online

NIST releases draft guide to implementing HIPAA security rule

Other recently-published articles from HIPAA Weekly Advisor:

HHS, Providence Health & Services reach Resolution Agreement: Health system agrees to pay $100,000, implement corrective action plan for HIPAA violations

Hawaii officials release names of patients using medicinal marijuana to press

HIPAA violations lead to termination of two New Jersey nurses

HIPAA may hinder recovery of missing woman

Q: When dictating an office visit note, one of our physicians usually addresses the note to the patient’s primary care physician (PCP).

Florida Organ and Tissue Donor Registry breach exposes 55,000 donors

Pregnant high school students may be victims of HIPAA privacy breach

NIST releases draft guide on cell phone, PDA security

Q: When releasing information to a patient, may we release copies of records that another facility transferred with the patient?

Sixteenth National HIPAA Summit to focus on privacy, security training

House subcommittee approves EHR privacy bill

New PHR framework to enhance public trust

Q: May a physician’s office release copies of a hospital’s medical records to another physician’s office for continuing patient care?

Medical identity theft a complex problem for patients

Boston Medical Center to pay penalty for improper marketing

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