Posted by magic potion on May 4, 2003, at 19:16:13
In reply to Stealing medical records??, posted by Eggy on May 2, 2003, at 13:32:07
You no longer have to steal your records thanks to HIPAA, which went into effect on April 14th. It has nothing to do with the states.
And, most docs have no clue what they are doing with HIPAA...They are scared poopless. Some of them have had to spend 20k to get their offices to be HIPAA compliant. Just say the word "HIPAA" like you know what you are talking about, then sit back and watch them sweat.
You have a right to your records...just don't steal them. You can ask for a copy and under the HIPAA privacy rule. You even have a right to request corrections to your medical records!
Here's the bonified info on it, click on Health Information Privacy FAQs and then on "What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule do?"
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
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