Re:I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score
by jklein11 on Monday November 04, 2019 @07:59PM
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> HIPAA has a rule that permits disclosure of PHI for health care operations, treatment, and payment.
I think this is what the GP was referring to. It's not just for care but for payment and operations too. A few operational examples, in the case of pharmacies, they must make sure that a patient doesn't fill the same prescription twice. Health insurance companies receive clinical data from health care providers for the purposes of HEDIS reporting.
Don't forget, the second P in HIPPA is portability.
I think this is what the GP was referring to. It's not just for care but for payment and operations too. A few operational examples, in the case of pharmacies, they must make sure that a patient doesn't fill the same prescription twice. Health insurance companies receive clinical data from health care providers for the purposes of HEDIS reporting.
Don't forget, the second P in HIPPA is portability.