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If a pharmacist calls anyone other than the patient or patients mother (the patient is ) is this HIPPA VIOLATION

Martha's answer | Answered on October 28, 2014

Well, you could file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights - which enforces HIPAA - and that would not require a lawyer. And the Office...

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I feel as an employee my hippa rights are being violated.

Martha's answer | Answered on October 28, 2014

This isn't covered by HIPAA - because it's a request from your employer. I am going try and redirect your question so the employment lawyers will...

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What agency handles HIPAA violations?

Martha's answer | Answered on October 28, 2014

The Office for Civil Rights, part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, enforces HIPAA. There's a link below.

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Are there varying levels of HIPAA?

Martha's answer | Answered on October 28, 2014

So, the short answer is that there are not "varying levels" of HIPAA - but there are exceptions and the law doesn't apply to everyone who might...

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Can an archive fee of $15 be required for me to receive an electronic copy of my medical records?

Martha's answer | Answered on August 01, 2014

The most recent HIPAA related rule allows the "covered entity" to charge you a "reasonable, cost-based" fee for producing the copy you request,...

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Can a software provider be held liable if a client (drug company) violates HIPAA law?

Martha's answer | Answered on July 31, 2014

As Mr. Faux noted, you may meet the definition of a "business associate" under the HIPAA regulations if your software stores health information...

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We were told by a nurse that my grandmother had been dropped off the gurney in the operating room. Her head had been split open

Martha's answer | Answered on July 26, 2014

The person bringing a lawsuit is required to produce sufficient evidence to prove his or her claim (here negligence or malpractice). That's...

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Do the regulations in the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute only apply to services covered by medicare and medicaid?

Martha's answer | Answered on July 26, 2014

What you are asking for is, in my opinion, beyond the scope of AVVO. If this legal issue is at the heart of your business model (as it appears to...

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My husband had a severe rare reaction to a shingles vaccination. He has been in and out of hospital for about two weeks.

Martha's answer | Answered on May 20, 2014

As mentioned above VAERS is a well established government program for combining reports of adverse reactions to vaccines made by vaccine...

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Hospice/medicare

Martha's answer | Answered on March 28, 2014

Florida has a department of elder abuse. More details at the link below.

Martha Ann Knutson's Answers (323)

If a pharmacist calls anyone other than the patient or patients mother (the patient is ) is this HIPPA VIOLATION

I feel as an employee my hippa rights are being violated.

What agency handles HIPAA violations?

Are there varying levels of HIPAA?

Can an archive fee of $15 be required for me to receive an electronic copy of my medical records?

Can a software provider be held liable if a client (drug company) violates HIPAA law?

We were told by a nurse that my grandmother had been dropped off the gurney in the operating room. Her head had been split open

Do the regulations in the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute only apply to services covered by medicare and medicaid?

My husband had a severe rare reaction to a shingles vaccination. He has been in and out of hospital for about two weeks.

Hospice/medicare