Is anyone else out there SICK of HIPPA???
I am doing case management for a worker's comp co. A large part of my job is gathering medical records and reports so that I can then in turn share these with consulting physician's, etc...
It is getting so hard to do my job! I certainly understand and respect people for doing their's, but when I have a signed auth form in my hand, and the pt is standing right there saying they are fine w me having this info, I should not still have to explain myself over and over. I mean if the pt is OK w me having a copy of an MRI report, why does the md's office have to get their panties in a bunch?? It is very embarrassing to have to justify my position when they question me in the middle of the doctor's office waiting room full of people.
I have three cases right now, where my hands are completely tied because I can't get the medical records I need. In a few cases, even the pt's can't get the records they need themselves!!
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