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Couldn't agree more. Until you work in the healthcare field, you don't realize how much time and energy is wasted following HIPAA protocols. The doctor can rece
by jimbob45 3y ago
Couldn't agree more. Until you work in the healthcare field, you don't realize how much time and energy is wasted following HIPAA protocols. The doctor can receive your results, know your results, and still force you to come in because they can't tell you your results over the phone per protocol.
Europe gets to use their free and open medical data freely for research. The US gatekeeps that information. It's a huge competitive advantage for Europe.
- nradov 3y agoThere is nothing in HIPAA which prevents doctors from telling patients their results over the phone. They might not be able to leave voice mail with those results unless you specifically consented to that. They can also ask the patient for additional information during a phone call to verify it's really them and not someone else who answered the phone. For particularly sensitive test results, like say an HIV diagnosis, doctors might sometimes ask the patient to come for an in person visit so that they can explain everything in context and arrange an appropriate treatment plan. Sometimes people blame HIPAA for all sorts of random stuff which has no connection to the actual law.