Comments on: HIPAA vs EMS Bloggers http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/ Just another EMSBlogs.com site Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SeanEddy http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-20 SeanEddy Mon, 24 May 2010 21:28:29 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-20 Wow that's embarrassing.....Thanks for catching that! It's all fixed now :) Wow that's embarrassing…..Thanks for catching that! It's all fixed now :)

]]> By: Sean Eddy http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-318 Sean Eddy Mon, 24 May 2010 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-318 Wow that's embarrassing..... Thanks for catching that! It's all fixed now :) Wow that’s embarrassing…..

Thanks for catching that! It’s all fixed now :)

]]> By: Johnnie http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-19 Johnnie Sat, 22 May 2010 22:57:58 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-19 You signed a HIPPA agreement? Hey, you're fine then, cause there's no such thing as HIPPA. You'll be in trouble though if you signed an HIPAA agreement. Just kidding around about the misspelling of the acronym :) Feeling nitpicky today for some reason :P You signed a HIPPA agreement? Hey, you're fine then, cause there's no such thing as HIPPA. You'll be in trouble though if you signed an HIPAA agreement. Just kidding around about the misspelling of the acronym :) Feeling nitpicky today for some reason :P

]]> By: Johnnie http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-317 Johnnie Sat, 22 May 2010 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-317 You signed a HIPPA agreement? Hey, you're fine then, cause there's no such thing as HIPPA. You'll be in trouble though if you signed an HIPAA agreement. Just kidding around about the misspelling of the acronym :) Feeling nitpicky today for some reason :P You signed a HIPPA agreement? Hey, you’re fine then, cause there’s no such thing as HIPPA. You’ll be in trouble though if you signed an HIPAA agreement.

Just kidding around about the misspelling of the acronym :) Feeling nitpicky today for some reason :P

]]> By: medicthree http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-18 medicthree Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:11:37 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-18 Not Sure how I found your blog, but I just did! Like it. Have you seen my post on HIPAA for medbloggers?<a href="http://medicthree.com/2009/07/hipaa-for-medbloggers/" rel="nofollow">http://medicthree.com/2009/07/hipaa-for-medblog...</a> Not Sure how I found your blog, but I just did! Like it. Have you seen my post on HIPAA for medbloggers?http://medicthree.com/2009/07/hipaa-for-medblog…

]]> By: Anonymous http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-244 Anonymous Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:11:00 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-244 Not Sure how I found your blog, but I just did! Like it. Have you seen my post on HIPAA for medbloggers? http://medicthree.com/2009/07/hipaa-for-medbloggers/ Not Sure how I found your blog, but I just did! Like it. Have you seen my post on HIPAA for medbloggers?

http://medicthree.com/2009/07/hipaa-for-medbloggers/

]]> By: Ckemtp - Life Under The Lights http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-17 Ckemtp - Life Under The Lights Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:28:18 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-17 Just like Mark I found your blog through the wonders of the RT. Good buncha tips. Woe to the EMS blogger, or any EMS person that would dare cross the line. I have a very high threshold for protecting personal information. It's as much of a sense of self preservation as it is protection for my patients. Here's what I use: 1. I protect the names of my employers and my exact location (e.g. I'm from "an amorphous area in Northern I'll and Southern WI) 2. I work a few different places, and I let this be known.. So if you think you know me and know the patient I may be talking about, you don't.. It was from somewhere else. 3. I let every story age for quite a while before I'll reference it. 4. If I'm writing about an 86yo female, I'll reference them as "an elderly male/female" and use the terms "he/she" or just say "the patient" 5. If it's something too good NOT to write about because it's cool or unique.. I don't write it. In addition, both of my bosses know I blog.. And they review my stuff periodically to make sure I'm not offending them personally. I've never had a problem. Just like Mark I found your blog through the wonders of the RT. Good buncha tips. Woe to the EMS blogger, or any EMS person that would dare cross the line. I have a very high threshold for protecting personal information. It’s as much of a sense of self preservation as it is protection for my patients.

Here’s what I use:

1. I protect the names of my employers and my exact location (e.g. I’m from “an amorphous area in Northern I’ll and Southern WI)

2. I work a few different places, and I let this be known.. So if you think you know me and know the patient I may be talking about, you don’t.. It was from somewhere else.

3. I let every story age for quite a while before I’ll reference it.

4. If I’m writing about an 86yo female, I’ll reference them as “an elderly male/female” and use the terms “he/she” or just say “the patient”

5. If it’s something too good NOT to write about because it’s cool or unique.. I don’t write it.

In addition, both of my bosses know I blog.. And they review my stuff periodically to make sure I’m not offending them personally. I’ve never had a problem.

]]> By: Ckemtp - Life Under The Lights http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-24 Ckemtp - Life Under The Lights Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:28:00 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-24 Just like Mark I found your blog through the wonders of the RT. Good buncha tips. Woe to the EMS blogger, or any EMS person that would dare cross the line. I have a very high threshold for protecting personal information. It's as much of a sense of self preservation as it is protection for my patients. Here's what I use: 1. I protect the names of my employers and my exact location (e.g. I'm from "an amorphous area in Northern I'll and Southern WI) 2. I work a few different places, and I let this be known.. So if you think you know me and know the patient I may be talking about, you don't.. It was from somewhere else. 3. I let every story age for quite a while before I'll reference it. 4. If I'm writing about an 86yo female, I'll reference them as "an elderly male/female" and use the terms "he/she" or just say "the patient" 5. If it's something too good NOT to write about because it's cool or unique.. I don't write it. In addition, both of my bosses know I blog.. And they review my stuff periodically to make sure I'm not offending them personally. I've never had a problem. Just like Mark I found your blog through the wonders of the RT. Good buncha tips. Woe to the EMS blogger, or any EMS person that would dare cross the line. I have a very high threshold for protecting personal information. It’s as much of a sense of self preservation as it is protection for my patients.

Here’s what I use:

1. I protect the names of my employers and my exact location (e.g. I’m from “an amorphous area in Northern I’ll and Southern WI)

2. I work a few different places, and I let this be known.. So if you think you know me and know the patient I may be talking about, you don’t.. It was from somewhere else.

3. I let every story age for quite a while before I’ll reference it.

4. If I’m writing about an 86yo female, I’ll reference them as “an elderly male/female” and use the terms “he/she” or just say “the patient”

5. If it’s something too good NOT to write about because it’s cool or unique.. I don’t write it.

In addition, both of my bosses know I blog.. And they review my stuff periodically to make sure I’m not offending them personally. I’ve never had a problem.

]]> By: the Happy Medic http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-16 the Happy Medic Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:50:42 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-16 Indeed HIPAA is a fickle lover, however many of us take careful precautions. I took precautions to the extreme until I read the actual text of the legislature and eased up a bit. I often switch genders, times of day, etc, but luckily since I share only the fun stuff I can take such liberties with what actually happened. There are cases when I can't change enough to make it completely safe under the law, but when I use the same information available in the newspapers, folks get no more information than is already known. As a rescuer we are held to a higher standard even though those accessing our services don't understand it. My post recently about a person with a swollen wrist calling 911 could land me and my service in hot water should he/she recognize it and come forward, violating their own privacy in the process. I still refer to myself as HM and my dept as "my service" for just the reasons you mention. I never include pictures, even though I have some amazing ones, and I have pages and pages of calls I have to edit to make safe. There will always be the bad apple that causes trouble, hopefully they read your post and think twice about posting it. Good stuff, linked for sure. HM Indeed HIPAA is a fickle lover, however many of us take careful precautions. I took precautions to the extreme until I read the actual text of the legislature and eased up a bit.
I often switch genders, times of day, etc, but luckily since I share only the fun stuff I can take such liberties with what actually happened.

There are cases when I can’t change enough to make it completely safe under the law, but when I use the same information available in the newspapers, folks get no more information than is already known.

As a rescuer we are held to a higher standard even though those accessing our services don’t understand it.

My post recently about a person with a swollen wrist calling 911 could land me and my service in hot water should he/she recognize it and come forward, violating their own privacy in the process.

I still refer to myself as HM and my dept as “my service” for just the reasons you mention.
I never include pictures, even though I have some amazing ones, and I have pages and pages of calls I have to edit to make safe.

There will always be the bad apple that causes trouble, hopefully they read your post and think twice about posting it.

Good stuff, linked for sure.
HM

]]> By: the Happy Medic http://medicmadness.com/2010/01/hippa-vs-ems-bloggers/#comment-23 the Happy Medic Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.medicmadness.com/?p=80#comment-23 Indeed HIPAA is a fickle lover, however many of us take careful precautions. I took precautions to the extreme until I read the actual text of the legislature and eased up a bit. I often switch genders, times of day, etc, but luckily since I share only the fun stuff I can take such liberties with what actually happened. There are cases when I can't change enough to make it completely safe under the law, but when I use the same information available in the newspapers, folks get no more information than is already known. As a rescuer we are held to a higher standard even though those accessing our services don't understand it. My post recently about a person with a swollen wrist calling 911 could land me and my service in hot water should he/she recognize it and come forward, violating their own privacy in the process. I still refer to myself as HM and my dept as "my service" for just the reasons you mention. I never include pictures, even though I have some amazing ones, and I have pages and pages of calls I have to edit to make safe. There will always be the bad apple that causes trouble, hopefully they read your post and think twice about posting it. Good stuff, linked for sure. HM Indeed HIPAA is a fickle lover, however many of us take careful precautions. I took precautions to the extreme until I read the actual text of the legislature and eased up a bit.
I often switch genders, times of day, etc, but luckily since I share only the fun stuff I can take such liberties with what actually happened.

There are cases when I can’t change enough to make it completely safe under the law, but when I use the same information available in the newspapers, folks get no more information than is already known.

As a rescuer we are held to a higher standard even though those accessing our services don’t understand it.

My post recently about a person with a swollen wrist calling 911 could land me and my service in hot water should he/she recognize it and come forward, violating their own privacy in the process.

I still refer to myself as HM and my dept as “my service” for just the reasons you mention.
I never include pictures, even though I have some amazing ones, and I have pages and pages of calls I have to edit to make safe.

There will always be the bad apple that causes trouble, hopefully they read your post and think twice about posting it.

Good stuff, linked for sure.
HM

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