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HIPAA refresher: Voice mail messages, stickers, and taking paper records off-site

Test your knowledge of HIPAA: Is it permissible to leave voice messages on ­patients' home or work phones reminding them of appointments? Is it okay to use stickers on the outside of a patient's chart to remind us of his or her payer source?  I need to take copies of documents home to finish up my clinical notes. Is this a violation of HIPAA?

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