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Old 08-11-2009, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by southerndoc View Post
I hope you get patient permission before referring your patients for a survey. I would be royally pissed if my doc gave my name, address, or any medical information to a third party or even sent me a survey. I very much prefer my medical privacy.
Absolutely! I would never give out patient info without the patient's permission. That would be a definite HIPAA violation.

Typically, I ignore these requests because they are generally for conditions that I don't treat. If I got one that applied, though, I would discuss it with the patient first for sure.
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