Comments on: HIPAA and the Web: Demands for Intranet Collaboration Software http://hipaablog.com/archives/2009/10/12/hipaa-and-the-web-demands-for-intranet-collaboration-software Your guide to HIPAA Compliance and Medical Privacy Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Hemant http://hipaablog.com/archives/2009/10/12/hipaa-and-the-web-demands-for-intranet-collaboration-software/comment-page-1#comment-10285 Hemant Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:16:53 +0000 http://hipaablog.com/?p=469#comment-10285 All said and done but lot needs to be considered. For example, if a clinic uses a so-called HIPAA compliant document management system provided by the third party or any MTSO. As long as they are utilizing the same service provider it may be fine. But over time, if the Healthcare provider / clinic wishes to switch service provider for some reason or the other, what is the guarantee that the data with the previous service provider (MTSO) to be safe or will be deleted. So ultimately it is going to be faith one would have to consider. Also lot is said about not outsourcing because of HIPAA and privacy of patient information. On the contrary, if a local transcriptionist or an in-house transcriptionist is going to type the patient record, that MT is more likely to know the patient and thus all the private information of the patient is already passed on to someone who would not be a person the patient would like his information to be shared. Ideally the information of the patient will be safe only when the transcription work is outsourced and that too overseas. To a transcriptionist in a totally different country the patients private information will prove to be of no use or meaningless since there is remote to no chance of that MT knowing the patient in any way. I guess this aspect should also be considered. All said and done but lot needs to be considered. For example, if a clinic uses a so-called HIPAA compliant document management system provided by the third party or any MTSO. As long as they are utilizing the same service provider it may be fine. But over time, if the Healthcare provider / clinic wishes to switch service provider for some reason or the other, what is the guarantee that the data with the previous service provider (MTSO) to be safe or will be deleted. So ultimately it is going to be faith one would have to consider. Also lot is said about not outsourcing because of HIPAA and privacy of patient information. On the contrary, if a local transcriptionist or an in-house transcriptionist is going to type the patient record, that MT is more likely to know the patient and thus all the private information of the patient is already passed on to someone who would not be a person the patient would like his information to be shared. Ideally the information of the patient will be safe only when the transcription work is outsourced and that too overseas. To a transcriptionist in a totally different country the patients private information will prove to be of no use or meaningless since there is remote to no chance of that MT knowing the patient in any way.

I guess this aspect should also be considered.

]]> By: Michael Sweat http://hipaablog.com/archives/2009/10/12/hipaa-and-the-web-demands-for-intranet-collaboration-software/comment-page-1#comment-7633 Michael Sweat Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:51:11 +0000 http://hipaablog.com/?p=469#comment-7633 Hi, It appears that every occurrence of "Health" has been changed to "Healthiness" in your oct 12 article. Probably a search/replace error. I'd love to guest blog for you, let me know, Thanks, Michael Hi,

It appears that every occurrence of “Health” has been changed to “Healthiness” in your oct 12 article. Probably a search/replace error. I’d love to guest blog for you, let me know,

Thanks,

Michael

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