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Re: Share w/Family doc?

Posted by yxibow on July 14, 2009, at 3:15:45

In reply to Re: Share w/Family doc?, posted by Phillipa on July 13, 2009, at 19:12:49

Its hard to say... I was examining some provisions of HIPAA at the Center for Democracy and Technology and I have to say that the rights that one thinks they have aren't necessarily what they are.

Things appear to be slightly stronger and more broadly interpreted with the new administration but there remains a lot of work to ensure privacy of healthcare information.

HIPAA provides a minimum level and states must comply, however states can provide a higher level of protection and indeed ... oh how shall I say it politely.... more enlightened state laws do.

As for life insurance... people, yes, are still denied for genetic disorders, etc... but this occurs more frequently with personal insurance.

With group insurance this is much more minimal.


However you had stated you run your psychiatric expenses through your health insurance.

I can't really give a definitive answer except to say that the degree to which information may be drawn tertiary probably might make a difference if there is a relation between your life insurance carrier and the health insurance.

As for my situation... well... let's say its private... it doesn't go through insurance.

However pharmacy expenses in general do go through insurance, from various doctors.

How many bean counters does it take to add up things, who knows.

I'd just prefer to have less information than more.

As for sharing information with your doctor -- that's up to you, I do have a relationship between my doctor and my psychiatrist, although I don't know if that is currently renewed.

I think that if you receive medication and other services from your family doctor, it would behoove you to share what medications you receive from your psychiatrist as there could be conflicts, but that is up to you.

If you don't, I would share what is provided from your family doctor in private with your psychiatrist.

Because at some point, if medication list X is not compatible with medication list Y, there could be serious consequences for your health.

If there's nothing you get from your doctor, well then maybe that's a decision that may make you feel better to keep things within the psychiatrist's office.

However, and I'm making things probably more confusing -- if you take medications from your psychiatrist that should have blood draws and/or EKGs, etc... a psychiatrist can write a prescription for such a thing at least in this area, but he/she may not be part of a practice/hospital that has facilities for this.


You may have to go to a preferred test center provider for this.


I understand your dilemma and this is, besides the gaps in health care, what is f*'d up in the US, medical privacy.

Again, some states are more strict.

-- tidings

 

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