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Is it possible to access medical records of a person who is deceased?
HIPAA speaks of two instances that allow access to a deceased's medical files. One, the personal representative designated by a will or appointed by a court to settle the deceased's affairs may gain access to medical files. Second, a relative may receive medical information about the deceased if the information has a bearing on the relative's health.
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09 Apr 09
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Researchers who obtain health data directly from health care providers
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As long as information is transmitted electronically, "health care provider" includes your doctors, hospitals, staff involved in your treatment, laboratories, pharmacists, dentists, and many others that provide medical, dental, and mental health care or treatment. In short, a provider is almost anyone in the business of providing health care who is licensed or regulated by the states.
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Researchers who obtain health data directly from health care providers
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HIPAA covers any information about your past, present or future mental or physical health including information about payment for your care. To be covered by HIPAA, information has to be kept by a covered entity - a health care provider, health care plan, or health care clearinghouse. This, combined with some fact that identifies you (your name, address, telephone number, Social Security number) is called "protected health information" or PHI. PHI can be oral, handwritten, or entered into a computer. This means a conversation between a doctor and nurse about your condition has the same general protections as information written on your records.
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- There are situations where you have no right to consent.
- In some situations your authorization is not needed.
- In certain cases your authorization is needed.
- You have an opportunity to consent or object in a few situations
Your ability to control how your medical information is used falls generally into four different situations - along a continuum of no control to some control :
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Does HIPAA allow a provider to contract with a foreign business associate ?
HIPAA makes no distinction between a U.S. business associate and one based in a foreign country. Of late, outsourcing services that involve the transfer of personal data offshore have been the subject of many press reports. Legislation has been introduced in Congress and some state legislatures to at least give consumers notice when medical data is sent offshore. For many Americans, outsourcing is most troubling when the services provided by a foreign company entail the use of highly sensitive medical and financial information. However, to date, there are no legal restrictions on outsourcing medical-related services.
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