Does anyone here have a good method for keeping their patient notes anonymous so if they are lost there is no HIPAA breach?
In other words, I keep papers in my pockets for all of my patients. Of course I try to never lose track of one but I could see it happening in the hustle and bustle. I do things like never take them home and start new every day and shred the old ones. I've also started writing only the patient room number and never patient name or MRN on things that could get lost because I think Room # is pretty anonymous should the note get lost but I can use it to ID the patient otherwise.
In other words, I keep papers in my pockets for all of my patients. Of course I try to never lose track of one but I could see it happening in the hustle and bustle. I do things like never take them home and start new every day and shred the old ones. I've also started writing only the patient room number and never patient name or MRN on things that could get lost because I think Room # is pretty anonymous should the note get lost but I can use it to ID the patient otherwise.
