Comments on: Why My Mom and I HATE the HIPAA Law http://takingcareofthefolks.com/why-my-mom-and-i-hate-the-hiipa-law/ education~encouragement~engagement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:04:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://takingcareofthefolks.com/why-my-mom-and-i-hate-the-hiipa-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1393 admin Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:49:01 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=1064#comment-1393 The HIPAA laws were never supposed to be about "privacy" at the expense of being able to aid a loved one, friend or relative. They were meant to protect persons who were transferring either to a new employer or a new insurance policy in order that their health care was protected. Now their health care, and fianancial security is easily jeopardized because of the stupid ways in which this law is being used. I will scream with you! Shelley The HIPAA laws were never supposed to be about “privacy” at the expense of being able to aid a loved one, friend or relative. They were meant to protect persons who were transferring either to a new employer or a new insurance policy in order that their health care was protected. Now their health care, and fianancial security is easily jeopardized because of the stupid ways in which this law is being used.

I will scream with you!

Shelley

]]> By: Daniel Lambert http://takingcareofthefolks.com/why-my-mom-and-i-hate-the-hiipa-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Daniel Lambert Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:37:25 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=1064#comment-1390 Wow, can I relate! I have been working on behalf of a friend to get her bills paid while she has been hospitalized, and NO ONE wants to even tell me what she owes them! The power company went so far as to shut off her juice rather than tell me what sort of payment she owed. (At the time she was in ICU and aspirated and under heavy meds, so I was winging it.) Of course they charged her $11.70 to reconnect... Grrrr! A few minutes ago, I spoke to a person at one of her doctors' offices to get an account balance so I could send them a check, and he said some about "privacy" and "HIPAA". I told him it's about time people reread the HIPAA laws since HIPAA has NOTHING TO DO WITH PAYING SOMEONE'S BILLS! Thankfully I was listed on her account as a contact, so he told me what she owed, and they'll now get a check. This HIPAA stuff is insane - makes me want to scream! Oh wait: I think I just did! ;-) Wow, can I relate! I have been working on behalf of a friend to get her bills paid while she has been hospitalized, and NO ONE wants to even tell me what she owes them! The power company went so far as to shut off her juice rather than tell me what sort of payment she owed. (At the time she was in ICU and aspirated and under heavy meds, so I was winging it.) Of course they charged her $11.70 to reconnect… Grrrr!

A few minutes ago, I spoke to a person at one of her doctors’ offices to get an account balance so I could send them a check, and he said some about “privacy” and “HIPAA”. I told him it’s about time people reread the HIPAA laws since HIPAA has NOTHING TO DO WITH PAYING SOMEONE’S BILLS! Thankfully I was listed on her account as a contact, so he told me what she owed, and they’ll now get a check.

This HIPAA stuff is insane – makes me want to scream! Oh wait: I think I just did! ;-)

]]> By: Kaye Swain - SandwichINK for the Sandwich Generation Issues http://takingcareofthefolks.com/why-my-mom-and-i-hate-the-hiipa-law/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Kaye Swain - SandwichINK for the Sandwich Generation Issues Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:36:37 +0000 http://takingcareofthefolks.com/?p=1064#comment-610 Great article, Shelley! I very much agree with you! Thanks again for letting it be a part of the latest Boomers and Seniors: News You Can Use blog carnival at SandwichINK. It's definitely important news for seniors and their caregivers! Great article, Shelley! I very much agree with you! Thanks again for letting it be a part of the latest Boomers and Seniors: News You Can Use blog carnival at SandwichINK. It’s definitely important news for seniors and their caregivers!

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