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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 346728" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Linda, I seemed to remember that the Hippa laws actually gave MORE rights for healthcare providers to communicate about a patient's condition so I looked it up on the Hippa site and it looks like that is the case. If therapist is a family therapist and not just assigned to the tweedles, then I suppose you would be considered a patient as well so he or she would have authorization to communcate with the others without your consent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit doctors, nurses, and other health care providers to share patient health information for treatment purposes without the patient's authorization?</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Answer:</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Yes. The Privacy Rule allows those doctors, nurses, hospitals, laboratory technicians, and other health care providers that are covered entities to use or disclose protected health information, such as X-rays, laboratory and pathology reports, diagnoses, and other medical information for treatment purposes without the patient's authorization. This includes sharing the information to consult with other providers, including providers who are not covered entities, to treat a different patient, or to refer the patient. See </span><a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2002/octqtr/45cfr164.506.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10px">45 CFR 164.506</span></a><span style="font-size: 10px">.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 346728, member: 701"] Linda, I seemed to remember that the Hippa laws actually gave MORE rights for healthcare providers to communicate about a patient's condition so I looked it up on the Hippa site and it looks like that is the case. If therapist is a family therapist and not just assigned to the tweedles, then I suppose you would be considered a patient as well so he or she would have authorization to communcate with the others without your consent. [B][SIZE=2]Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit doctors, nurses, and other health care providers to share patient health information for treatment purposes without the patient's authorization?[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=2]Answer:[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=2]Yes. The Privacy Rule allows those doctors, nurses, hospitals, laboratory technicians, and other health care providers that are covered entities to use or disclose protected health information, such as X-rays, laboratory and pathology reports, diagnoses, and other medical information for treatment purposes without the patient's authorization. This includes sharing the information to consult with other providers, including providers who are not covered entities, to treat a different patient, or to refer the patient. See [/SIZE][URL="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2002/octqtr/45cfr164.506.htm"][SIZE=2]45 CFR 164.506[/SIZE][/URL][SIZE=2]. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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