Thursday randoms

[TR]

Field of Dreams is a perfect movie.

[klee23]

Poof

[mccallister84]

Aug 22, 2024 14:54:55 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

I was bitching earlier this month that Southwest didn't give me companion status for completing an offer b/c I had a very minor change in dates, but I wrote their corporate office, and they sent me the nicest apology and honored the offer. Huzzah!

Oh man awesome! But now I need to know who you wrote to please.

[starburst604]

Aug 22, 2024 19:56:40 GMT -5 klee23 said:

Question for HIPAA experts (more interested in a source/link for a legitimate answer).

I used to work for a hospital system- former coworker still works there. She was hospitalized in that system for 2 days and missed 1 day of work. Nothing remarkable found and cleared to return to work.

Today she texted that she got a written warning for not contacting employee health to disclose her hospitalization prior to coming back to work (he said it is policy- if it is it was not a well known one within our department). Per her texts- supervisor stated that the the hospital runs reports to scan for employees that are admitted and notifies the supervisor of admission date but not diagnosis. I would have thought admission / date would be PHI. She did follow up with employee health who asked for a summary of her hospitalization but she declined to share. They did not push it.

Part of their health care benefit is "home host" coverage which waives a lot of copays that applied to even in network providers. Didn't know if HIPAA is in a gray area because the hospital is the provider and "payor" in addition to the employee

Anyone want to jump in on this?

Lots of stuff here but what I keep coming back to is what she has signed off on. On the employee end, is this policy in the handbook? On the hospital end, is there something in their NPP (Notice of Privacy Practices) that states certain information can be released to the governing employer and what that is? HIPAA Compliance Officer is part of my role in private practice, but it’s hard to imagine the large healthcare systems we are connected to revealing this info about their employees who seek care there. If anything, their record gets locked down so that only absolutely necessary medical staff can view it.

[ny96]

Aug 22, 2024 19:45:03 GMT -5 TR said:

Field of Dreams is a perfect movie.

It’s my favorite movie. I still get shivers every time I watch in and the part comes on when James Earl Jones steps in front of the van in Boston.

[klee23]

starburst604

Thanks for the reply. There is no handbook per se- policies are on a difficult-to-navigate intranet that often has outdated or broken links. I compare that to my spouses 2 most recent jobs where he had to sign acknowledging adhering to the handbook.

Perhaps something was in the NPP but I doubt she still has it on hand unless it was tucked in to her discharge paperwork.

She's not going to follow up. She's just disappointed that she felt poorly enough to be hospitalized and returned to be scolded. I wonder if she came back to concern for how she was feeling the process might seem like less of an invasion.

[Vespasia]

Aug 22, 2024 17:33:47 GMT -5 rubytue said:

As I sit on the couch this evening, my brain is singing “I’m not sick but I’m not well.”

This has been me the past few days. Except COVID has taken out half of MH's department at work and he finally tested positive yesterday on day 4 of mild symptoms. I'm still negative but having the same exact symptoms a few days later.

I'm irrationally irritated that I am working from home because I can and he's off for several days lounging on the couch. It's not his fault his job has to be done on site (facilities) but I want to lay on the couch and hog the remote! It's the only upside to being sick.

[starburst604]

klee23 if she wants to look into it further, their NPP has to be posted where it’s readily available for review.

[rubytue]

Vespasia, in case you missed the update. It is Covid. Wha wha

wildrice I’m glad I questioned my sanity on joining you tonight. That would have been awesome, but Terri let of me.

[sometimesrunner]

Aug 22, 2024 20:50:57 GMT -5 ny96 said:

Aug 22, 2024 19:45:03 GMT -5 TR said:

Field of Dreams is a perfect movie.

It’s my favorite movie. I still get shivers every time I watch in and the part comes on when James Earl Jones steps in front of the van in Boston.

It’s in my top 5 and I’m so happy to see the love!