HIPPA (US rules for medical privacy) has rejected email and electronic docs for info exchange. Recommendation? FAX. Waddya think 'bout that?

Sep 17, 2013 · 8:32 PM UTC

12
2
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom Coincidentally, this just appeared in @JAMA_currentjama.jamanetwork.com/article…
1
1
@jcillo Very interesting, thanks for the article. I worry medical documentation management is gonna get a lot worse before it improves!
1
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom Haven't they heard of postcards? #luddites
1
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom courier ;) or stagecoach...
1
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom I’ll warm up the time machine!
1
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom They'll be rejecting steel scalpels for bronze next. Or stone.
1
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom Where'd you hear that? HITECH act actually penalizes med providers that _don't_ transmit electronically by certain dates
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom I recommend paper airplane. Let the NSA intercept that.
1
This tweet is unavailable
@kelsmith At least there are corners of documentation work going on in medical research using Semantic Web and Ontologies that are exquisite
1