June 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

If staff members in your healthcare organization use laptop computers, you’ve just identified a major risk factor for privacy breaches.

June 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

The privacy breach at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, raises red flags for healthcare organizations (see related story on p. 6).

June 1, 2010
Briefings on HIPAA

Q. We are an MRI facility, and our services are referral- based. Faxing MRI reports to referring providers after radiologist review is our standard procedure. Patients can schedule follow-up appointments with referring providers to obtain results of their MRI scans. Patients regularly request a copy of the report at the time of their MRI scans or within several days of the scan when they pick up a copy of MRI films. 

Does HIPAA require us to provide patients a copy of the report even when the provider has not interpreted the report and image?