[MCOH-EH] HIPAA and health care workers

[Dr Joe Fanucchi]

Colleagues,

In my role as president of an employee health software company, I am 
rooutinely asked to sign Business Associate Agreements (HIPAA 
confidentiality agreements) with the hospitals using our software -- 
since in the course of converting their legacy databases and providing 
ongoing support, we routinely view medical information pertaining to 
employees, volunteers, contractors, students and licensed independent 
professionals.

Today I was intrigued that an individual with the title General Counsel 
for Health Sciences informed me that their medical center does not 
consider the personal medical information contained in their employee 
health database to be protected by HIPAA. I'd be interested in knowing 
how prevalent this position is. Has anyone else been given that 
information by their hospital's legal department? If you're not 
comfortable revealing the name of the institution, please feel free to 
reply to me individually rather than to the entire list.

Respectfully,

Joe Fanucchi

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*Joe Fanucchi MD FACOEM*
President and Medical Director
MediTrax / OHS, Inc. <http://www.meditrax.com/>
o:925-820-7758
c:925-368-3367
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