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In 2011 I asked a medical day program that didn’t accept Medicare funds why they refused to release a patient care plan. The possibility was that it did not coincide with my treatment goals so i wanted to adjust things to get reinforcement for the psychiatric plan. Not only was I hit with a flat refusal, but it was added that they would not release care plans to her relatives either.
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HIPAA and Psychotherapy
Case Example # 1. My practice axiom is if someone won’t release information with the appropriate requests inevitably there lies secrecy. Secrecy is often a guise. Administrators beware. Medical day programs are a covered entity since nurses make the care plans and they provide medical services. Even if they don’t accept Medicare they cannot escape their covered status as medical service providers.
Case Example # 2. A behavioral health service receiving $30 million in Medicaid funds sent me a HIPAA release of information.They had “adapted” the form and added several caveats making a broad request for all records. After discussion with the patient he had no idea why the request was made. Secondly, he admitted that the licensed clinical social worker encouraged him to print his name instead of writing it, and to print his guardian’s name, thus effectively forging the document.
Can you imagine if a covered entity refuses the legitimate request made for HIPAA information is purposefully blocked by an administrator ? No one will know whether or not psychiatric treatments work or are being duplicated.
Medical Day Program HIPAA
Forgery of HIPAA forms.
HIPAA Guide
Does the boss know ?
Is HIPAA being undermined by administrators ?
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