Buzz
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Nursing Homes (or even a few hospitals) refusing to hand over a patients' chart to you when you arrive to pick up the patient...
Ran into this last night at a nursing home. Patient had dementia and we were taking him to a sleep study. I asked nicely to see the patient's chart so I could copy down his medications, allergies, history and whatnot and the nurse refused citing HIPAA as her reason...
Also ran into it recently while on an emergency run. Had to rely solely on the report and a sloppy handwritten med list she gave me when we arrived. Granted, those are things you might not even have when responding to a residence, but still is there any reason for them to deny information that they have about the patient's condition?
Ran into this last night at a nursing home. Patient had dementia and we were taking him to a sleep study. I asked nicely to see the patient's chart so I could copy down his medications, allergies, history and whatnot and the nurse refused citing HIPAA as her reason...
Also ran into it recently while on an emergency run. Had to rely solely on the report and a sloppy handwritten med list she gave me when we arrived. Granted, those are things you might not even have when responding to a residence, but still is there any reason for them to deny information that they have about the patient's condition?