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These are some of the rules adopted by Dept of Health & Human Services that take effect April 14, 2003. " Caregivers & health plans cannot disclose medical information to employers that would identify an individual patient. This provision might have prevented an Atlanta truck driver from losing his job in 1998 when employer found out from insurance company that he sought treatment from alcoholism." "Mental health providers can refuse their notes to health plans if patient refuses to authorize such disclosures. This might have prevented a communications company firm from forcing employee to participate in a depression-treatment program after learning from its drug management that she had been taking anti-depressants in 1998." "Hospitals must respect patient's request to remove patient's names & health status from hospital's public directory. Patient's can also require hospitals to keep medical information from their family members." "In most cases, law enforcement officials will have to present a warrant, subpoena, or summons before a caregiver discloses a patient's personal medical information." "Health care facilities & health plans must collect, share, and store medical records more securely. This could result in pharmacies asking customers to stand away from the counter where patients are counseled." "Hospitals cannot provide patient information to marketers without patient consent. Mainly pertaining to people marketing patients that require certain meds in order to increase a market's sales." "Patients have a right to see their medical records. If they disagree with information in a file, patients can ask for changes." "Patients can specify that messages from doctors be sent in a confidential manner, such as by email or only to certain address. Sign in sheets at doctors offices cannot contain nonessential medical information." This post is from a local Alabama newspaper and did not come directly from Department of Health & Human Services web site. |
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