talking to me re: my 4yo's healthcare is a HIPPA violation

[ginger]

Aug 22, 2014 16:23:22 GMT -5 frkls said:

according to the great state of maryland. LOL! they would only talk to H as "the head of household."  i got a supervisor on the phone and he said, "WHAT?! no, that's crazy!! "  

WTMF?!

[speckledfrog]

Where's that "stupid things you've heard lately" thread? We have a new one!

[VeryViolet]

Most people who work in the medical field don't understand HIPAA so they err on the side of we can't tell anyone, anything, ever.

I got asked if I had written permission from the patient to talk about DS's bills. I asked what kind of written permission they needed from a six month old.

[aussiecrush]

The hell? This tops a local hospital saying they couldn't update my husband on my condition post surgery.

[jodinia]

Wow! Well does that mean you don't have to pay? They can get the $$ from the 4 year old

[fluffydamn]

Lol! Wow that is so ridiculous! "Ma'm we don't have a consent filled out to tell you the information"I would so say "how about I birthed him! Does that count as a consent for ya?!"

[cinnamoncox]

Aug 22, 2014 16:34:02 GMT -5 mofongo said:

This is as bad as when I dropped a really sick, 3ish week old kitten off at the vet. I called the next day to check and they told me they weren't allowed to give me any information b/c I had signed him over (someone found him and called me, so I took him in). LOL. I called back for the mgr, she was like they said WHAT? The kitten had died the night I brought him in:(

Aww that's sad

[allaboutme]

I think too many people use HIPPA as an excuse and don't know it means; what can be divulged and to whom.

[Alyssa]

I work at a health insurance company and that's ridiculous.

[cville]

Head of household? How about that head came out of ME so tell me what the fuck is going on, lady.

[fivechickens]

That is ridiculous and funny.

I used to have insurance company call asking for one of my daughters when they were first born. Ummm hello dimwit look at the BIRTHDATE and you figure out if you talk to them.

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Aug 22, 2014 18:28:12 GMT -5 fivechickens said:

That is ridiculous and funny.

I used to have insurance company call asking for one of my daughters when they were first born. Ummm hello dimwit look at the BIRTHDATE and you figure out if you talk to them.

LOL, I would have just stuck the phone by them and let them cry into it.

[fivechickens]

Aug 22, 2014 18:58:13 GMT -5 @kjewell said:

Aug 22, 2014 18:28:12 GMT -5 fivechickens said:

That is ridiculous and funny.

I used to have insurance company call asking for one of my daughters when they were first born. Ummm hello dimwit look at the BIRTHDATE and you figure out if you talk to them.

LOL, I would have just stuck the phone by them and let them cry into it.

My husband said the same thing after I hung up with them.

[midnightmare81]

Aug 22, 2014 17:59:34 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

I work at a health insurance company and that's ridiculous.

I do as well. If you tell me your the parent of the child (under 18) on the plan and you can verify their info (ID, name, DOB) then you can have all the info you want about them!

[kme]

That's stupid. Putting HIPAA aside, I work in an adult ICU. We ask for only 1 primary contact person to call for info. Otherwise we get all 6 kids + sisters, bros, cousins and neighbors who call for info. It gets too confusing and time consuming when trying to determine care.

[Champagne Supernova]

WTF? No. Parents of a minor? Hello?

[Deleted]

What assigns head of household? Is that person simply assuming the man?

That's all stupid. I assume you probably filled out the forms as the kid's legal representative anyway.

[escrow]

I hate the assumption that the man is head of household. Why if any one of us is "head" it's me, I keep the household running and make more than dh, so there!

[speckledfrog]

I would have guessed head of household had to do with him being primary on the insurance. But who knows, since the whole thing is bullshit anyway.