HIPPA...according to Janet Reno, we should enjoy the same confidentiality in our medical records that we do in our financial institutions, our credit lenders, even our local video store...
Such were the comparisons she presented to the House when she proposed the bill.
Well, first of all, financial institutions and credit lenders have done a damn poor job of protecting us from identity theft, and confidentiality is a service we pay for when dealing we employ them. And nothing is confidential to the IRS, credit bureaus, or any other institution when we apply for a loan, or come into large amounts of money.
The other day, I opened a second checking account at my bank, and first things first, they ran a check to see if I had any outstanding accounts in any other banks, which it turns out, I did...$40.00 in fees from an account closed three years ago. I had to settle with them before I was allowed to open a new account.
And my local video store has turned me over to a collection agency for late fees, and now said agency has my address, phone number, and employer's name.
Furthermore, they are promising to place the account in my credit record and damage my credit rating.
The clerk at the video store is (maybe) a high-school graduate, and under no compunction to protect any information she has about me.
But!!! If I want to share personal information about a patient's condition, history or transplant status with any hospitol, clinic or physician, I MUST obtain legal permission or face dire consequences, both professionally and financially!
The purpose of HIPPA is primarily to prevent exploitation of the patient for commercial gain..." Yes folks, Edith Kerbloncovich uses Polysulfone dialysers for her treatment...Shouldn't you?" Gimme a break!
But Edith just returned from the Chama Chili Festival when the transplant people called, and her potassium is through the roof so she is ineligible for the kidney...and I can't tell them a thing about it!! I can't even voluntarily show that her labs have been in range for the last eight years, and that I know her as an extremely compliant and worthy candidate for transplant! And I can't tell them that Edith is the foster-family placement co-ordinator for three Pueblos where the demographics indicate the highest rate of child abuse in the state. (fictional Name and Chili festival)
What ever happened to the days when a healthcare giver was treated like part of a family?
In my humble opinion, HIPPA has damaged the humanity of the patient/caregiver relationship and opened a whole new market for damage seeking attorneys at the expense of overly dedicated, underly paid technicians and nurses.
Rebuttal is invited.
tom of earth
Such were the comparisons she presented to the House when she proposed the bill.
Well, first of all, financial institutions and credit lenders have done a damn poor job of protecting us from identity theft, and confidentiality is a service we pay for when dealing we employ them. And nothing is confidential to the IRS, credit bureaus, or any other institution when we apply for a loan, or come into large amounts of money.
The other day, I opened a second checking account at my bank, and first things first, they ran a check to see if I had any outstanding accounts in any other banks, which it turns out, I did...$40.00 in fees from an account closed three years ago. I had to settle with them before I was allowed to open a new account.
And my local video store has turned me over to a collection agency for late fees, and now said agency has my address, phone number, and employer's name.
Furthermore, they are promising to place the account in my credit record and damage my credit rating.
The clerk at the video store is (maybe) a high-school graduate, and under no compunction to protect any information she has about me.
But!!! If I want to share personal information about a patient's condition, history or transplant status with any hospitol, clinic or physician, I MUST obtain legal permission or face dire consequences, both professionally and financially!
The purpose of HIPPA is primarily to prevent exploitation of the patient for commercial gain..." Yes folks, Edith Kerbloncovich uses Polysulfone dialysers for her treatment...Shouldn't you?" Gimme a break!
But Edith just returned from the Chama Chili Festival when the transplant people called, and her potassium is through the roof so she is ineligible for the kidney...and I can't tell them a thing about it!! I can't even voluntarily show that her labs have been in range for the last eight years, and that I know her as an extremely compliant and worthy candidate for transplant! And I can't tell them that Edith is the foster-family placement co-ordinator for three Pueblos where the demographics indicate the highest rate of child abuse in the state. (fictional Name and Chili festival)
What ever happened to the days when a healthcare giver was treated like part of a family?
In my humble opinion, HIPPA has damaged the humanity of the patient/caregiver relationship and opened a whole new market for damage seeking attorneys at the expense of overly dedicated, underly paid technicians and nurses.
Rebuttal is invited.
tom of earth
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