[MCOH-EH] HIPAA and health care workers

[Roeber Rice, Heidi K]

A BAA is included in each of our contractual agreements with client companies and we maintain all employee health data as protected under HIPAA.
It seems that confusion often exists, however, between "employee health" data (protected health information) and "work comp injury" information-some of which may be specifically excluded.
Heidi



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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Thrasher, Terri
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 12:30 PM
To: MCOH/EH; drjoe at meditrax.com
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] HIPAA and health care workers

I might add... the employment documents are protected per OSHA and require consent to be released to the individual.

Thank you for your email.

Kindest regards,

Terri

Terri L. Thrasher RN MSN
Sr. Director HR Professional Services
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave MLC 9006
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
513-636-6240 office
513-236-1202 cell
513-736-4305 pager

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Tami.Garrison at hcahealthcare.com<mailto:Tami.Garrison at hcahealthcare.com>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 3:12 PM
To: drjoe at meditrax.com<mailto:drjoe at meditrax.com>; mcoh-eh at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] HIPAA and health care workers

Colleagues,
At our facility employee health information is protected by HIPAA. If an individual requests their information, titers, immunization reports ect... They are required to fill out a HIPAA release form. Those forms are kept in the employee health file.
Tami Garrison
Coordinator H2U Clinic
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
208-535-4360 ~ Fax 208-535-4355

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dr Joe Fanucchi
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 12:55 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: [MCOH-EH] HIPAA and health care workers

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/>
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