What the HIPAA Privacy Rule Says about Patient Sign-In Sheets
Are patient sign-in sheets HIPAA compliant? In most cases, yes. In some cases, no. Let’s take a quick look at both, starting with the HIPAA Privacy Rule itself. The goal of that law is to ensure that you and your staff take appropriate steps to protect your patients’ privacy. The creators of the Privacy Rule didn’t intend for it to stand in the way of customary and essential communication. So, a nurse, looking up from the sign-in sheet at the front desk and calling into the waiting room, “Mr. Nebodowski, the doctor will see you now,” is NOT violating the […]
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