Does HIPAA affect the patients access to his or her medical records? How does it effect and procedure?

Question

Does HIPAA affect the patients access to his or her medical records? How does it effect and procedure?

Answer 1

HIPPA protects you by keeping others from accessing information about you that they do not need to know.  I am an RN in a hospital and per HIPPA I can only access patient information that i need to know to take care of that patient.  For example, if Famous person Joe Smith was a patient in my hospital and I looked up information about them i would be in violation of HIPPA.  Another example, if Patien John Doe's wife, brother, son, neighbor etc calls me and asks how he is doing blah blah blah , i am not allowed to tell them anything unless i get permission from John Doe

hope this clears things up for you.  if not , i have tons more info!

Answer 2

It just affects people other the patient's access to the records.