[Mailman-Users] HIPAA compliant?

[Sean Collen]

Yes, that is fine, I run a list like that now for the National Kidney  
Foundation. A place for an administrator to send out health info, and a  
place for everyone to have discussions on different issues and such.

We have not had any issues with HIPPA up to now, and many of our  
members/clients have already been audited by those HIPPA compliancy  
groups.

Sean Collen
Chief Systems Administrator
10 Empire State Blvd
Capitol Corporate Campus
Castleton, NY 12033
518-479-1226
518-479-5100
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On Apr 22, 2004, at 3:48 PM, Dr. Jones wrote:

> Sean:
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>> A mailing list would not be HIPPA compliant. Then again it may be,  
>> but  it depends highly on the reasoning and use of the list.
>
> Here's my high reasoning, why it would not. If I keep it a moderated  
> list, and the list members' names are not published to the list, i.e.,  
> on member on the list can't really find out the identity of any other  
> list member, then I would think the privacy issue is covered.
>
> As for use of the list, my use of it would be to disseminate health  
> information to my patients. A side purpose would be to generate  
> discussion about healthcare, and hopefully encourage others on the  
> list to reply to and comment on the postings of some other members. I  
> would NOT be including individual member addresses on the list for  
> public distribution, just what people had written. If one user wanted  
> to contact another it would be solely at the discretion of the  
> "another" user....
>
> With this clarification, would it seem more 'compliant'? I read about  
> MD's conducting group classes to instruct several patients at one  
> time. I don't read anywhere about each patient being blindfolded, or  
> being instructed to never utter their own names outloud in such  
> sessions.
>
> ?
>
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>> On Apr 22, 2004, at 2:34 PM, Dr. Jones wrote:
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>>> Anyone on the list involved with HIPAA, in healthcare records?
>>>
>>> I am a chiropractor and am wondering about using a mailing list  
>>> among  patients, not wanting to create any problems or HIPAA  
>>> violations.
>>>
>>> Any pitfalls to watch out for?
>>>
>>> Dr. Jones
>>>
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> Dr. Scott S. Jones
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