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While I did residency in Atlantic City someone told me that in Philadelphia (about 1 hour away from A.C.) Had a system where the psych units called each other up concerning problem patients because one malingering being discharged would literally go to the other psych unit within the hour.
I thought such a practice violated HIPAA. It doesn't. It's not a HIPAA violation to share medical information so long as both parties are involved with treatment. A big problem with hospitals sharing information is when one person calls from hospital A to B the person at hospital B doesn't know if the person at Hospital A truly is a medical professional.
So if an alliance were put into place, say there was a way to readily ID one professional (say the social workers) information would be more liquid.
First-is anyone here in Philly? Does such a system exist? I am considering writing an article on proposing such a system to localities with clusters of hospitals.
I thought such a practice violated HIPAA. It doesn't. It's not a HIPAA violation to share medical information so long as both parties are involved with treatment. A big problem with hospitals sharing information is when one person calls from hospital A to B the person at hospital B doesn't know if the person at Hospital A truly is a medical professional.
So if an alliance were put into place, say there was a way to readily ID one professional (say the social workers) information would be more liquid.
First-is anyone here in Philly? Does such a system exist? I am considering writing an article on proposing such a system to localities with clusters of hospitals.