Q: I work at the front desk at a clinic. My neighbor is one of our patients, and recently he asked if I could see when some test results would be available. Since I already had access to his records, is it a HIPAA violation to fulfill his request?
Q: If we hire temporary nursing staff through a staffing agency, do they need to complete our facility’s HIPAA training, or can we consider the training the agency provides sufficient?
Q: Our physicians do not have a great query response rate when requests come from coders. What can we do to improve that rate and be more efficient with the query process?
Q: My primary care provider was running late for an appointment. When he finally came in the exam room, he told me he was late because his previous patient was very emotional. Is it a violation of HIPAA for a provider to share details about one patient with another?
