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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would they be able to access them, theoretically? Probably. Would they be allowed to, according to HIPAA, if you did not sign a form allowing them to share records with other providers? No. And regardless, sharing of records from, say, an OB to an Ophthalmologist would only happen if the ophthalmologist had a medical reason to need to see the notes, even if you technically signed that you were ok with it. If your eye doctor is reading about your C section 12 years ago just for fun , that’s not allowed. [/quote]

HIPAA doesn't require consent for sharing between providers.[/quote]

Even if it did require it how would they know if a dentist was reading ob-Gyn details of a patient?  The thought of open access like that is unnerving. Plus most of us just sign the HIPPA paperwork without fully knowing what it all covers.

Specific to my immediate concern, I know my family member read my file because of a comment slip and I don’t want to provide the opportunity to breach again with new dr office. Info could just be pulled up by a name search? [/quote]

They would know because in EHRs, admins can see who has accessed what information and when. For health privacy violation purposes. Health info in an EHR is on a need to know basis. As a doc, I’m not allowed (per HIPAA) to read a patients social work note from when a social worker met with them in the ER one time a few years ago, unless I actually need that information. And if I click on it and read it, and one day the patient calls our facility and goes “I just have a hunch that Dr B is reading my private psychiatric health info even though Dr B is my dermatologist”, the facility can very easily check and see that yes I absolutely read my patients social work and psych notes. And I’d be fired. [/quote]

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