Re: HMO Line on Privacy

[Dynalysis of Princeton <mail@dynalysis.com>]

Dear Peter:
The HMO's appear to be confident to me.  They have control over my medical care.
As to my physician:  he used to be a person of great integrity and hopefully still
is.  I cannot look inside of his heart but I know he is a good person.  He was as
upset as I when a physician to whom he referred me allowed my therapy records to be
disseminated.  He has great empathy.  I know that he has a professional standard to
meet.  I don't know if nurse practioners have the same obligations.



Peter Marshall wrote:

> At 7:55 AM -0800 3/2/99, Dynalysis of Princeton wrote:
>
> >I  recently learned that my physician has given much of his practice over to a
> >nurse practioner that is his assistant. Instead of him, I see her  and
> >since the
> >info below makes reference  to this  I thought it confirms what  I thought
> >-- HMO
> >pressures..  I suppose this solves some of the privacy concerns for my
> >physician
>
> What makes you think he had any in the first place?
>
> >-- now he won't be writing in my chart and his license won't be on the
> >line  when
> >privacy is violated.  I wonder why the HMO's feel to confident that they
> >will not
> >be held accountable for invasion of privacy?.
>
> What makes you think they're confident?
>
> ------
> >METRA1001@aol.com wrote:
>
> >> Received this from a physician (who for some reason wishes to remain
> >> anonymous); thought it might be of interest:
> >>
> >>  >> Yesterday I was hit with a "surprise" chart audit by your local friendly
> >> HMO.
> >>  3 weeks ago they called and said they were coming into audit charts using
> >> HEDIS
> >>  criteria so they could get their NCQA approval.
>
> [....]
>
> Can HEDIS and NCQA be explained, please?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Peter Marshall