HIPAA = Confusion, Problems Getting Records

HIPAA seems to already be causing issues in the workers' compensation community as medical service providers continue to insist on HIPAA compliant medical releases despite the exemptions concerning workers' compensation.workcompcentral has been receiving reports, particularly in Northern California, that hospital chains, and larger health care provider vendors, such as Kaiser, are kicking back requests for medical records where the records company fails to produce a HIPAA compliant medical authorization form.Last week, workcompcentral reported that the California Medical Association was advisi...