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Sun Dec 07, 2003

HIPAA ready health care powers of attorney

Getting a health care power of attorney is an increasingly common piece of estate planning. But, do you know how to make that health care power of attorney HIPAA ready? An article in the Arizona Republic discusses ways to do just that.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/1207Wiles07.html

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Mon Nov 17, 2003

Does HIPAA hurt religion?

In yet another example of disatisfaction with what was heralded to be a huge move forward in advancing patient privacy, clergymen haven't found out how to adjust to an era when they can't get information about whom to visit in hospitals.

While an article in Colorado's "Daily Camera", also covers the complaints of other groups concerning whether - and how well -- HIPAA is advancing its goal of paritent privacy, the complaints of clergy must rank up there with among the most unexpected developments growing out of the privacy regime, which went into effect in April of this year. http://www.bouldernews.com/bdc/health_and_fitness/article/0,1713,BDC_2431_2429257,00.html

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HIPAA privacy protection hurting patients?

In a persuasively written piece, Meg Kissinger of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, writes about how patient care is actually suffering due to fears of inadvertent violation of HIPAA privacy regulations by medical personnel, who fear discussing treatment issueswith the patient's family.

For a straightforward illustration of how ongoing lack of familiarity with HIPAA regulations continues to counterproductively hamper patient care, read Ms. Kissinger's article, reprinted in the Sun Herald of South Mississippi. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/nation/7282579.htm

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