HLT POL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Agnosticism, Medical Privacy

• School: UCLA
• Department: Health Policy and Management
• Course: HLT POL 100
• Professor: Marcy Boroff

Document Summary

No waiver was granted because none was needed. The confusion amid the tragedy in orlando underscores widespread misconceptions about the health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa) privacy rule. Here we shed light on a handful of myths that bedevil doctors and patients alike. In most cases, the privacy regulation permits doctors and nurses to communicate with a patient"s family, friends or caretakers. The rules were crafted to account for the realities of health care, including the integral role often played by those closest to the patient. Hipaa is meant to be a valve, not a blockage. when the patient is present and clearheaded, the law allows hospitals to share relevant information with loved ones so long as the patient does not protest. This can be accomplished through the patient"s agreement or acquiescence, or based on a doctor"s professional judgment that the patient does not object.