hhnurse0407

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1. How to you organize a visit?

   hhnurse0407 replied to DemonWings's topic in Home Health

   For a soc I go over our HH packet and get them to sign a consent. I think start on my assessment and do that in full and then do oasis and just get back up if forgot something. For routine wound care I do vitals and assessment and then document wou...

2. Is making appts for friends/family/ a hipaa violation?

   hhnurse0407 posted a topic in HIPAA

   I feel like I have a good grasp on HIPAA but late night anxiety always gets me. I heard something that I hadn't ran in to before. I have a girl that works for us that is also a family friend. Her long time boyfriend took a nasty fall last night and...

3. Another run of the mill "did I violate".

   hhnurse0407 replied to hhnurse0407's topic in HIPAA

   Thank you @drowning. I just wanted some reassurance I wasn't going to get fined, my license taken away, my job ruined over something this tiny. I will chalk it up to experence and steer clear of it in the future!

4. Another run of the mill "did I violate".

   hhnurse0407 replied to hhnurse0407's topic in HIPAA

   I said something out of concern for her, as she had just asked about my husbands health. I didnt say I knew anything about what she was being seen for, and clarified that with her, just told her that I saw she was "with our agency". Violation or no...

5. Another run of the mill "did I violate".

   hhnurse0407 replied to hhnurse0407's topic in HIPAA

   Just to clarify this was the property manager for my house.

6. Another run of the mill "did I violate".

   hhnurse0407 posted a topic in HIPAA

   I've been a nurse for 6 years and never had a breech that I know of. I always try to be extra careful. I work as a home health nurse and we regularly keep each other up to date on patients in our area as we all can cover each patient in our designa...