princesskaela28
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? NY
My doctors office (office A) scheduled an appointment for me at another location(office B) for conference on special treatment through my pregnancy that can not be offered through office A. Office A was told numerous times that my pregnancy for the time being is completely confidential. When they scheduled the appointment with Office B, they failed to relay 1.) It was extremly confidential, 2.) my updated information. I have not been to Office B since i was a child, where the information they hold is outdated and of my parents phone and address.
Because Office A neglected to update my information, Office B left a message on my parents answering machine about my appointment (location, time, breif description) a location I have not occupied in over 3 years.
The father and I had a specific date that My parents would be informed about my pregnancy and now they have found out over an answering machine.
When i confronted Office A I had them view my chart to see if anyone had bothered to write how important confidentiality to this case was, even though with HIPPA i shouldn't have needed that extra step. They agreed the only contact information they had was of mine and the fathers, but nowhere could they find anything saying it was Confidential that only the Father and i knew. All nurse and staff that i had told never wrote it down.
What i feel is tricky about this is, Office A never released my information to anyone but Office B, and Office B released my information to the address and phone they respectfully had listed. It is in scheduling my appointment that Office A failed to updated my contact information, where i feel they are 100 percent responsible if they schedule the appointment. But is failure to update information to another office that will be contacting me in the near future a violation of HIPPA?What is the name of your state?
My doctors office (office A) scheduled an appointment for me at another location(office B) for conference on special treatment through my pregnancy that can not be offered through office A. Office A was told numerous times that my pregnancy for the time being is completely confidential. When they scheduled the appointment with Office B, they failed to relay 1.) It was extremly confidential, 2.) my updated information. I have not been to Office B since i was a child, where the information they hold is outdated and of my parents phone and address.
Because Office A neglected to update my information, Office B left a message on my parents answering machine about my appointment (location, time, breif description) a location I have not occupied in over 3 years.
The father and I had a specific date that My parents would be informed about my pregnancy and now they have found out over an answering machine.
When i confronted Office A I had them view my chart to see if anyone had bothered to write how important confidentiality to this case was, even though with HIPPA i shouldn't have needed that extra step. They agreed the only contact information they had was of mine and the fathers, but nowhere could they find anything saying it was Confidential that only the Father and i knew. All nurse and staff that i had told never wrote it down.
What i feel is tricky about this is, Office A never released my information to anyone but Office B, and Office B released my information to the address and phone they respectfully had listed. It is in scheduling my appointment that Office A failed to updated my contact information, where i feel they are 100 percent responsible if they schedule the appointment. But is failure to update information to another office that will be contacting me in the near future a violation of HIPPA?What is the name of your state?