Isiah Thomas And HIPAA

[huzzie59 75]

Isiah Thomas

http://www.lohud.com/article/2008810250376

For those of you who know better than me, can you let me know if any of the information given out about this call is in violation of any laws?

[nycemt728 49]

It does not appear any HIPAA regulations were violated. HIPAA applies to those providing medical care. Every source of "facts" in the article appears to be the police department spokesman or taken from the open airwaves of PD dispatch. The only medical source mentioned in the article was the hospital, and it declined to give any pertinent facts, therefore not breaking HIPPA. While it may be in bad taste, the PD, through their investigation, can release information covered under HIPAA.

Here is a link to the HIPAA act and who it applies to:

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/consumer_rights.pdf

Edited October 25, 2008 by nycemt728

[Goose 188]

hipaa has to do with insurance information...hence the name health insurance portability and accountability act

Edited October 25, 2008 by Goose

[jack10562 414]

There's much more than Insurance portability. Release of patient information (PHI) by medical entities would violate patient privacy rule which falls under the accountability segment of Title II

[helicopper 1,050]

There's much more than Insurance portability. Release of patient information (PHI) by medical entities would violate patient privacy rule which falls under the accountability segment of Title II

True but the source of this information is not a medical entity so there is probably no foul (pun intended).

This does point out the vulnerability of our communications but that's for another thread!

[Tapout 42]

True but the source of this information is not a medical entity so there is probably no foul (pun intended).

This does point out the vulnerability of our communications but that's for another thread!

HIPAA, unfortunately, applies only to those directly providing the patient care (and are, therefore, directly protecting the patient's privacy). So any POS who listens to a police scanner, gets patient info that way (via a "technically" public, rather than private or in-house source) and then DISSEMINATES that information is technically exempt from the HIPAA constraints. Therein lies the LOHUD rub and controversy- they stayed within that very gray but very inapproriate privacy-not-respecting area by naming Mr. Thomas as the O.D. patient (though that still has not even been confirmed, 2 days post).

[Oswegowind 17]

The 911 call and the Police Report are both public record. Any one of us can go to Harrison and use a FOIL to request such and report to the public on it. However, time spent in an ambulance or emergency room is nobody's business but your own. A few years ago a number of people at Columbia-Presbyterian hospital learned this when they were terminated for accessing David Letterman's medical records while he was in the Hospital for heart surgery. As well, Isaiah Thomas is a moron, if you are going to really hurt yourself, you don't OD on Lunesta!

[firecoins 2]

Isaiah Thomas failed at many things. Just 1 more for the list.

[27east 19]

Isaiah Thomas failed at many things. Just 1 more for the list.

THANK YOU!

At least there is someone else with sense.....WHO GIVES A **** ABOUT HIM ANYMORE????? I can blame him and the Dolans for the next increase in Cablevision rates.

Why is this even news?