[ccm-l] Fwd: Interhospital Quality Improvement

[Jeffery Hammond]

Aside from the clinical and systems implications, there is also a
ethical/legal issue here involving HIPAA. My understanding is that HIPAA
prohibits discussion of cases in which the patient can be identified by
date/time/location/circumstances etc. For our legal eagles, does the QI
shield/exemption apply to discussions such as these by parties who are not
directly involved in the QI process? In short, can these discussions legally
take place on the internet?
 
Jeffrey Hammond MD, MPH
New brunswick, NJ

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From: ccm-l-bounces at ccm-l.org [mailto:ccm-l-bounces at ccm-l.org] On Behalf Of
KMATTOX at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:44 PM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org; ccm-l at ccm-l.org
Subject: [ccm-l] Fwd: Interhospital Quality Improvement


My friends on CCM-L and Trauma-list,   this case was sent to me from the
SurgiNet list server.   I have not commented yet, but I will to them.     I
was wondering if any of you have any comments.   The City was BOSTON.   The
sending hospital was a MAJOR hospital in the region.    There are patient
care, EMS, trauma system, and even legal issues here, to say nothing of
ethical.     
 
I can and will forward to SURGINET at listserv.utoronto.ca any comment sent to
me which does not have surginet in its sending list.     
 
k



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