Comments on: Pain management — at the doc’s own risk

By: Jeff Drummond

Jeff Drummond — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:34:18 +0000

You can’t condition treatment on receipt of an authorization, so getting a “waiver” might be problematic. But, you might be able to justify the disclosure as an authorized HIPAA-compliant disclosure under the exception for uses and disclosures for “treatment purposes.” Knowing all the information about the patient’s possible pharmacopia from other doctors is necessary for this doctor to treat the patient, so the disclosure to other docs asking, and the disclosure back by other docs as to whether the patient is a drug-seeker, could be considered disclosures for treatment purposes.

By: markm

markm — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:01:21 +0000

Can’t they meet HIPAA by getting a waiver to check with other doctors for the patient’s medical records?

By: Frank Neudecker

Frank Neudecker — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:29:56 +0000

Question: How might this article relate to Doctors in Oregon who are now able to legally end or assist in ending a patient’s life through drug induced measures?