Majority of health coverages are creditable coverage like coverage under a group health plan, individual health insurance policy… The creditable coverage does not include coverage consisting solely of excepted benefits like coverage solely for limited scope dental. Days in a waiting period (no coverage) are not creditable coverage under the plan, nor are these days taken into account when…
Category Archives: HIPAA (General)
Form to read carefully
It s true that HIPAA serves to protect our data but it s hard to read and understand all those little paragraph at least if you dont work or study medicine and when you ask the nurse about more details they seem to get bored to this question. Like everything, read carefully and dont hesitate to ask…
Celebrities and HIPAA
Everyone has the right to privacy regardless of class and status in the society. This applies to the celebrities as well. Even if their lives have been like open books to the media and the public, they are still accorded their right to privacy. It has been on the news recently about the alleged selling…
HIPPA-UGGH!
Yes, we all have a right to privacy in our lives. But the HIPPA regulations today have made it hard for caregivers of the elderly and disabled. My mother is the caregiver of my aunt. My aunt is 86 years old and has been admitted to a skilled nursing home facility. Additionally, my mother has…
HIPPA HIPPA no HURRAY!
It seems like every time myself or my kids go to the doctor there are HIPPA forms that have to be signed! I just do not get it. I usually just sign them and not read what the forms say….Until 2 days ago I took my daughter to an appointment and the receptionist told me…
10 HIPAA Books you may want to check out
From HIPAABook.com: These are the top 10 essential HIPAA books for IT managers to read. Each of these popular titles was rated most highly useful by the cutomers at Amazon. Read article: Top 10 highest-rated HIPAA books for IT Managers
Dispose of Sensitive Information Carefully
From the title one could assume that I’m talking to the average person. After all, millions of people throw away old passports, ids, checkbooks, credit card applications and other information that could allow a thief to steal their identity. But believe it or not I’m talking about large companies and hospitals, people and places that…
Consumers Concerned About Medical Records
It seems that consumers grow more fearful everyday about the privacy of their medical records a new survey shows. Besides falling into the wrong hands they are afraid of fraud, theft and a host of other problems that keep them up at night. The survey commissioned by EpicTide and conducted by The Benchmarking Company, an…
More Access Is Necessary
A new survey shows that many Americans want more to access to their health care files because they feel that this would help cut down on the errors and improve overall health care quality by giving them an e-copy. However they are afraid that this could lead to fraud if this file gets into the…
Not By Deceptive Means
The US Senate has passed a new law that would make it illegal to get your hands on phone number if you got them by being deceptive. That’s great. However I noticed that this only came up after the whole Hewlitt Packard problem that was going on. I somehow doubt it had much to do…
Update Privacy Laws Says High Tech Firms
High Tech companies like Hewlett Packard is hoping to push some new laws that would help protect citizens personal data online while still allowing other information to flow smoothly. “We think the time has come for a comprehensive privacy bill that would protect consumers’ personal information while still allowing the flow of information needed for…
HIPAA Bad For Patients?
The HIPAA act should protect our medical privacy but do hospital officials go to far for fear of being sued? In this article are a few cases that make you question the HIPAA and the people who are supposed to follow the rules, in this case they seem to go overboard. Although it started as…
Open Book in Private Lives
Although we have laws to govern our medical privacy, little information can reveal a lot about patients. Genetic testing is the problem because while it helps us it also gives out more information that is supposed to be private and it seems that they don’t know how to handle the problem. Genetic data is generally…
Woman Sues for Lack of Medical Privacy
A woman in Milwaukee is suing Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls because she says that they gave personal medical information to her mother. She says that while in the hospital to give birth a nurse came into her room and asked her personal and private questions in front of her mother. She felt forced…
Rape Victims Get Privacy
The Center for Women and Families will give rape victims something that is missing from most medical centers; Privacy. The new clinic will have medical care, counseling and criminal investigation all in one place to minimize the trauma of the victims.