Health Information Compliance Alert
Reader Questions:
Hit The Road With HIPAA
Published on Sun Aug 22, 2010 
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"Yes," affirms Brian Gradle, an attorney with Washington, DC-based Hogan & Hartson.Good to know:
Hybrid entities can work around the privacy rule's demands by running any outreach programs under the non-healthcare component, Gradle notes. Otherwise, your staff must follow the same procedures on the road that they do in the office, he states, including providing a notice of privacy practices (NPP) to all the program's participants.Strategy:
Save time and money by creating an NPP that applies only to the health mobile's operations, Gradle suggests. Or, keep one NPP on hand for patients to read and ask them to sign a separate acknowledgement. Hold on to your notice, but tell participants how they can get their own copy, he recommends.The Bottom Line:
Your staff must protect patients' privacy on the road, Gradle notes. Make sure your procedures for protecting information gathered during mobile health screenings match those in your office, he says.Other Articles in this issue of
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