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| life support | 9/13/2008 | Angela Roberts |
Q: i was my mothers emergency contact when she went for knee surgery.I was notified my mother had taken ...
A: First let me tell you how sorry I am to hear of your loss. I myself have had to deal with the death ...
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| Photograph | 5/10/2008 | Merry Schiff |
Q: Recently the Veterans Administration hospital took a digital photo of me to provide me with a new VA ...
A: As long as this information is not shared with others who do not have rights, then it should be ok. ...
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| hipaa policy | 5/4/2008 | Merry Schiff |
Q: 1.are there requirements for covered entities to have written privacy policies ,if so what has to be ...
A: Yes on both questions but much too much information to write here. I would suggest that you visit ...
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| HIPPA & Job Coach | 4/29/2008 | Merry Schiff |
Q: A person with a disability was hired to be a housekeeper at a HIPPA privacy rule covered ...
A: The housekeeper is an employee of the covered entity. She must be trained on the organizations ...
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| OB/GYN Surgeon Billing | 3/29/2008 | Angela Roberts |
Q: I currently started working for a farely new medical billing firm and we have a meeting on Tuesday ...
A: I apologize for the delay as I have a very ill mother that I have had to care for. I do realize ...
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| problem with pharmacist | 1/17/2008 | Merry Schiff |
Q: The last time I went to K-mart pharmacy where my husband and I have had our prescriptions filled for ...
A: Connie http://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/ 27897/documents/Forms/IL444-4798.pdf copy and ...
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| passing out during procedure | 10/25/2007 | Merry Schiff |
Q: My husband passed out after having a procedure done at a doctor's office and the nurse walked with ...
A: Yes, it is a violation. I would suggest that you write a letter to the medical provider; put ...
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| Billing | 10/16/2007 | Angela Roberts |
Q: i recently took my child to the local ER for stitches. Days later someone called for Insurance ...
A: You should normally get two separate bills. Alot of times the ER DR is sub contracted and not ...
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| My private information needed for out-of-state stepson preauthorization? | 9/28/2007 | Angela Roberts |
Q: This may sound naive, but my husband's ex is insisting that SHE needs my date of birth + SSN to give ...
A: BCBS has member ID numbers....I would give her that number. It usually has a three alpha prefix and ...
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| Medical Records | 9/11/2007 | Angela Roberts |
Q: I actually have 2 questions please. I had a nuclear stress test last wk. at a cardiologist here in ...
A: I am assuming that your DR called and got pre-authorization which is not a guarantee of payment. ...
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| health coverage | 8/14/2007 | Angela Roberts |
Q: o Hi-I have bcbs hmo- my husband and i pay into it ourselves.Id like to know if ...
A: Linda: As long as you are able to pay your premiums they should not be able to drop you. Generally ...
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| obtaining my medical records | 5/11/2007 | Angela Roberts |
Q: I would like to know how to obtain my medical records from my physician who is now deceased. He is ...
A: Nicki: I am not really sure about this. The first thing that comes to mind is to contact the ...
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| birth control | 4/3/2007 | Angela Roberts |
Q: Im 16 years old and i want to be on birth control but without my mother knowing it so how do i get ...
A: What state are you in. I am not sure about other states but I do know that in Tennessee you can go ...
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| "Incident To" medical billing | 6/3/2006 | Angela Roberts |
Q: In 'incident to billing,' if the non-physician provider's collabrating doctor is not present, but a ...
A: Michelle: I have done medical billing in an office envoirnment for multiple doctors. I always ...
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| how to write a consent form for photographed patients? | 4/24/2006 | Angela Roberts |
Q: I'm a dermatologist, I need to formulate a consent form for my patients to sign before I take ...
A: These recommendations are not intended to be legal advice. Essential Elements of Informed Consent ...
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| prescriptions privacy | 9/20/2001 | lewis lorton |
Q: Mr Lorton, Thank you for taking my question. Have you heard about the company called ensys(sp), the ...
A: There is a new federal privacy regulation that derives from a public Law called the Health Insurance ...
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| Public access to TB control reporting | 9/9/2001 | lewis lorton |
Q: I am trying to locate a person that has or has had active Tuberculosis within the last month. Is ...
A: It is not clear whether you are trying to find a specific person who developed active TB or any ...
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| Medical Records and Privacy | 11/5/2000 | lewis lorton |
Q: I am preparing a debate on privacy issues. I have done a lot of research. I have been trying to ...
A: Bennett Bill never got to a vote. His follow-on bill was much more oriented towards business ...
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| Copy Of Medical File | 11/1/2000 | lewis lorton |
Q: I had laser surgery on my eyes. I am having problems and I am not happy with the dr who did the ...
A: If your question is:"Do I have a right to a copy of this file?" the answer is a resounding yes. I ...
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| minor privacy | 10/25/2000 | lewis lorton |
Q: my question to you is this. I took my daught, age 14, to the health dept. to see if she was sexually ...
A: This question is not really in the realm of the privacy of medical data but falls under the 'rights' ...
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| Leaving Drs surgery | 8/20/2000 | lewis lorton |
Q: In 1990 I attended psychiatric o/p for a breakdown,since then my Dr has treated me as if I am a time ...
A: It seems from your statements that you are not living in the US thus much of the issue has to do ...
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| how to easily obtain all my moms info | 7/30/2000 | lewis lorton |
Q: I would like my moms new hospital to have all her charts and previous info in their bank for them to ...
A: My strategy to get this done as easily as possible is: 1) have your mother sign as document ...
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| 1971 pre-natal care | 3/21/2000 | lewis lorton |
Q: I learned information last night about family history that I`m needing some answers to. What ...
A: This is a link to an article on diethylstilbestrol. That MAY be the drug to which you were exposed. ...
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