Is HIPPA compliance part of your workplace? If so, is compliance with its regulations regularly enforced?
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I work as a care coordinator in assisted living.  We enforce HIPPA daily.  I'm constantly reminding the caregivers and staff that only those who need to know are to be told.  We do not call the resident's by name when we are talking about them amongst each other, we use room numbers only so that if someone overhears it is confidential.  The confidentiality of our residents information is very important to us.
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Are you asking what questions are asked to determine if someone is taking their medications for hypertension? How many times of day do they take their medication? What medication are they on? When did they last get it refilled? If you have to call the pharmacy and ask when the last refill was. If the blood pressure is high ask are they sure if they are taking meds every day?  Do they walk regularly? \n\nMy speech to patients who I don't believe are taking meds correctly involves making them responsible. I can help them, I can advise them but ultimately their health is their responsibility. If he/she doesn't want to take their meds correctly then I also review the consequences of uncontrolled hypertension. Ultimately the patient has to take some responsibility.
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Are you an NHS employee and are concerned about possible wrongdoing within your place of work?\nThe Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) was introduced to protect employees who are worried about wrongdoing in their place of work and want to ‘blow the whistle’. \n\nThe act applies to all NHS employees and includes all self employed NHS professionals (i.e. doctors, dentists, opticians, optometrists, and pharmacists). For the purposes of the Act, the employer of self-employed NHS professionals is deemed to be the relevant primary care trust or health authority. \n\nTo qualify for protection your disclosure must be made in good faith and the wrongdoing must involve:\n\na crime or breach of legal obligation (regulatory, administrative or common law); \nmiscarriage of justice; \ndanger to health and safety; \ndamage to the environment; and \nattempts to cover-up such malpractice.\nAn employee who is victimised or penalised for making a protected disclosure can bring an action for compensation against the employer at an Employment Tribunal. Some 1,200 employees have taken their employer to Employment Tribunal since the Act came into force and it is estimated that some £10 million is paid out by employers in compensation every year. The largest single award to date was £805,000.\n\nRaising a concern with your NHS employer\n\nThe Healthcare Commission believes that employees should feel able to raise concerns with their own NHS employer whether it is a trust, PCT or health authority. Each NHS body should have its own policy and procedures for responding to your concerns. A disclosure to the Department of Health is also considered to be a disclosure to your employer if you work within the NHS.\n\nAlways remember that as a whistle blower you are acting as a witness and not a complainant. You only have to have reasonable suspicion and not irrefutable evidence to support your concerns. If you do suspect wrongdoing within your NHS body there are a few simple guidelines that should be followed:\n\nDo\n\nMake an immediate note of your concerns.\nNote all relevant details, such as what was said in telephone or other conversations, the date, time and the names of any parties involved.\n\n\nConvey your suspicions to someone with the appropriate authority and experience.\nMost NHS bodies have established policies and procedures for whistle blowing and your Personnel Department or Head of Internal Audit should be able to provide you with further details. You can also get help and advice from the Department of Health.\n\n\nDeal with the matter promptly, if you feel your concerns are warranted.\nAny delay may cause your organisation or patients to suffer further or increase the risk of harm.\n\nDon't\n\nDo nothing.\n\n\nBe afraid of raising your concerns.\nYou must not suffer any recrimination from your employer as a result of voicing a reasonably held suspicion. Your organisation must treat any matter you raise sensitively and confidentially.\n\n\nApproach or accuse any individuals directly.\n\n\nTry to investigate the matter yourself.\nThis is particularly important if your concern is about a crime or breach of legal obligation. There are special rules surrounding the gathering of evidence for use in criminal cases. Any attempt to gather evidence by people who are unfamiliar with these rules may destroy the case.\n\n\nConvey your suspicions to anyone other than those with the proper authority. \n\n\nRaising your concerns with the Healthcare Commission\n\nUnder certain circumstances, you may feel unable to raise your concerns directly with your employer and may want to approach an independent organisation. Circumstances vary from case to case and the Healthcare Commission recommends that you discuss your particular concerns with Public Concern at Work (an independent charity) in the first instance.\n\nFrom 1 April 2004 the Healthcare Commission is responsible under the Health and Social Care (Community Services and Health) Act for:
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yes it is.  Your work MUST let you out for order for protection violation cases.  Just show them the OFP form you have and that should be good enough.
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Believe it or not, it is still the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act. There has been a huge amount of legislation since then but it is all designed in its own way to supplement the 1974 Act by setting out what employers (mainly) need to do to comply with the 1974 Act.
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if the results are negative they may want you to come in to discuss more options, if not they probably want to discuss treatment options...either way, they're sucking more money out of you...there is a policy about your confidential health information called HIPPA http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
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It is a system of rules which are there for guidance rather than being absolute.  For example, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 sets the basis for regulation of health and safety. It provides a non-prescriptive regime of general duties to keep the risks arising from work activities as low as reasonably practicable.
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wow... i work in a chemical company as an operator and i don't even know the answer to those without having to consult someone from our QA dept.  as far as question number 2 i can't get specific but i can say that the fda does a damn good job of keeping cgmp qualified suppliers up to task as far as testing and good housekeeping. about number 4 china and india are becoming the premier place to import bulk generics, but you should know that their governments do not regulate like the US does and while standards are still the same here testing is not as stringent and coa's are accepted. sorry that's all i know!
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generally speaking,  non-compete agreements with unreasonable constraints on employment will not be enforced\n\nFor the most part, employers use these things to scare the shit out of people ... unfortunately, the often succeed\n\nMost employers will not spend the time and money to enforce in any case .... yes, there are exceptions but normally it simply isn't worth it ...
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Because health information is so senstive and so many regulations must be followed the largest of which is the Healthcare Information Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).  An IT consultant would not all that needs to be known specific to healthcare of how data is managed, stored, retrieved, protected or shared.
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Yes, Yes and Furthermore YES!\n\nAdministration of anything without prior patient conscent, is completely illegal regardless of where you are at.
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It was instituted by the United States Department of Health & Human Services and they continue to be responsible for same.  The law affects the release of protected medical information.  Violations of HIPAA are very steep and strictly enforced.
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our company monitors everything employees are doing on the 'puters...alot of companies are doing it for there own safety
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Pharmacies are not the only businesses that do this.  It is partially done for security and has a psychological impact on the consumer that conveys a feel of authority and professionalism.
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You may or may not have a case, i guess i dont know the details. If he discussed the case with the cashier in an effort to solve the problem of who has the script, I dont think it would be a privacy violation (I maybe wrong) especially if he didnt disclose to her what drug you were taking. And its going to be hard to prove by word of mouth that this isnt what happened. If it was a personal conversation though and then it would probably be a HIPPA violation.  I'm an intern in pharmacy school but I'm not a legal expert so I don't know every little detail and what counts as a HIPPA violation and what doesnt. Also, if they end up not having that your ex isnt allowed to pick up your Rx you might have a tough time proving your case. Like I said though, I dont know the details of the incident nor am i familiar with the situation, and I'm sure im not hearing the whole story. It seems odd your doctor would "drop" you if there wasnt more to this story... You probably need to talk to a lawyer to get an exact answer if you really want to sue them. It sounds like it was probably an honest mistake by the pharmacy. Pharmacies usually have several thousand patients, and to be realistic its pretty much impossible to stay up on the domestic situations of each one. If they had a note on your husband, it was probably buried in the part of your profile called the DUR in which case they tech wouldnt have seen the note unless she was looking for it. I think you're also going to have to prove that your ex picked up your prescription... and even if he did, the pharmacy would be able to give you more if you had refills, though your insurance might not cover it. So yeah, you need to ask a lawyer... but IMO you dont have that much of a case... sorry about the trouble you've had though.
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I know HIPAA law.  Please rephrase your question.
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I study pharmacy and I agree with you and I think that pharmacists must do a lot to approve their statues in the industry.After all they discover a new drugs.