While it may not be able to be ENFORCED,

Posted By: sm on 2009-03-06
In Reply to: The laws cannot be ENFORCED, so we have no - sm

I am sure they are included in the contracts made.

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HIPAA laws being broken. - sm
- Welcome to the New World Order! - equineluvr
- HIPAA is like the banks - there is NO - regulation or oversight. sm
- Honestly, this was all done 5 years ago. - the wayback machine
- Unfortunately...sm - TechSupport
- SF Chronicle article - CrankyBeach
- Anyone know higher-up contact names at Dept. of Health and Human Services..sm - Kay
  - Department of health - ej
- I stopped going to the doctor since our clinic - hit 'em where it hurts!
  - exactly.... you think the average person knows? or cares? - emily
- Just because the records go overseas - ht
  - The laws cannot be ENFORCED, so we have no - sm
    - Is this not sickening. Why won't HIPAA, in conjunction with the major insurance carriers SM - Kay
      - HIPAA isn't a person or organization - sm
    - While it may not be able to be ENFORCED, - sm
      - Laws are more 'binding' than contracts. - ?
        If HIPPA laws are broken, whether overseas - IMHO
    - How do you know unequivocally that the - laws will not be enforced overseas?
      - If the law requires that a patient's record be - sm
      - It is more of a risk overseas. SM - Kay

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enforced by..
their privileges were suspended and they could not reinstate without paying the "fine." They got many, many warnings with their delinquency lists first so they were well aware. The hospital showed no mercy. It was a JCAHO issue for them.

And how was that enforced??? Our docs
lost their admitting/consulting privileges and was very enforceable.

HIPAA isn't enforced here in the U.S.

I know of a few local doctors who are still working from tapes. They not only send the tapes home with the MT but the patient files as well. Yes - the entire file folder which has ALL insurance and personal information on it. I've reported this two years ago and he is still doing it.

The laws cannot be ENFORCED, so we have no
way of knowing what they're doing with our info. Sending our sensitive information overseas where HIPAA laws don't apply including names, DOB, Social Security numbers, addresses, etc., in itself is a HIPAA violation.