HIPAA Humor
Sunday, January 18, 2004
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| You are 46% geek | You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.
Normal: Tell our geek we need him to work this weekend. |
HIPAA has paid my bills for many years. My first job after college was with an HMO. Currently, I am a Privacy Officer.
Did Congress mean for HIPAA to be humorous? No. But it is... Look at the Bipolar nature of the legislation. Anybody who has a legitimate medical reason, should have access to a patient's record. No one should ever have access unless they are granted permission.
One man signed an authorization so records could be given to his dog. You see, the doctor's office refused to give appointment reminders because someone might overhear the reminder. Since there was an auth, the office could leave a msg, even if the dog heard it.
Ask any woman... "one size fits all" is a lie. And HIPAA was "one size fits all" legislation.
This combats, but doesn't stop, the sloppy gossip and local information networks. As one nurse opined.. "I can't treat anyone unless I know everything." The setting: Fellowship Hall of a local church.. as she was discussing the recent hospitalization of another nurse's neighbor. An nearby parishoner commented that it was a shame that Mr. Patient was still ill, and promptly put the gent on the church's prayer list.
So would you want strangers praying for your prostate? Maybe. Maybe not. Since April 14th, I've avoided those nurses at church. I'm afraid to hear their comments about HIPAA. But even more afraid to hear what they still say... in a public place... with details... about their patients.
| You are 46% geek | You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.
Normal: Tell our geek we need him to work this weekend. |
