Discuss any violations of HIPAA privacy rule that may have occurred.?

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Paula Patients attorney asks Dr. Bob for medical records about Paula's car accident and promises to provide a written authorization from Paula later. Dr Bob gives the attorney Paula's entire file, including her records about treatment for HIV. Discuss any violations of HIPAA privacy rule that may have occurred.

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The written authorization from Paula should have been signed BEFORE the medical records were given to the attorney. The only part of the medical record that should have been given to the attorney were the ones pertaining to the car accident.
 
they have to have authorization BEFORE they give out any information. The dr should know this
 
VIOLATION OF HIPAA LAWS BY DOCTORS

According to the Orange County Register on November 21, 2008, private medical were found in the trash next to a medical office in Laguna Hills, California. The documents detailed confidential patient information and Social Security numbers. Officials stated that this could be a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which governs patients' privacy laws and addresses procedures for discarding medical records.

Dr. Ralph Cummings was called by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to retrieve the medical records that were associated with his medical practice. Cummings was one of several doctors that shared offices on the second floor of the medical building. The doctor stated that he was aware of the guidelines for proper disposal of medical records and that his office does not dump records in the trash. The question remains as to how the medical records for his practice found in the trash.
 
The note should have been furnished beforehand. The information provided should have been limited to what was needed.
 
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