Friday, August 22, 2008

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

H.I.P.P.A, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

It is my first blog and have not set up vlogger,yet.

I would like to warning you and would like to share with my bad expereinced with three clinic in the past and current about medical records issues.

Several years ago, I was discharged from the Family Practice Clinic ( Birth and Family Clinic) in Edmonds ( near out of Seattle,WA ) because they could not afford to pay for interpreter expense. I told them you have to pay for interpreter when I need to see doctor for my hearing children that they suppose to arrangment.

The doctor nagged me to ask my health insurance deduction and refused to cooperated with me. So I transfered to other clinic inisde of Seattle. I have to getting my injection every three monthly. It cost me about 85 dollars with require to take inculding urinal test. but my former clinic don't need to take urine test before I take injection every three monthly. It cost me 30 dollars after deduction of my husband's insurance.

All of my husband and my two daughters's medical records did transfered to new clinic. But They won't send a medical records of mine never sent to my new doctor which my private information were violated by office manager of Birth and Family Clinic. I signed the medical records that I requested the medical records from Birth and Family to transfered to new clinic so I need more information of my medical records to new doctor. One month later I discovered and told the lady about Medicial Records at new clinic. They say I remember you wrote down on it. but why it never sent here from Birth and Family. I confronted to my new doctor and told me to repeat to signed the medical records. I was little bottle up inside and have not blew up at new doctor.

Very same day, I called Office manager of Birth and Family and told her that you violated of that I reqeusted the medical records need to transfered to Pacific Medical Clinic. she say "You have to pick it up." I said to her. No, I am not going to pick it up. I would like you transfered to there or I will call H.I.P.P.A.( Heatlh Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.) and wrote a file complaint. But they awarded to Birth and Family Clinic. So then somehow they harrssing us nearly four years to pick up the medical records I decided to refused to pick the medical records. I told her "Well. the medical records say within 90 days. you should sent whole of medical records mean you suppose to followed the HIPPAA policy were passed the new HIPPA policy were changed since 2003.

Birth and Family Clinic, Office Manager, Marica admitted she was revenaged my husband and me. I told Marica that she is violated of not following up with HIPAA. My husband is very native to pick up the medical records were severe serious harrssing and stalked him for three years when I told him to not answer the person on TTY relay were left for me. but she never say to my husband, C or my names. he did not realized he did picked up last of medical records.

First things it did sent to Mill Creek Family Practice and left second junkie medical records at Mill Creek Family Practice Clinic and then harrssing us for third time of packet were not allowing me to pick it up. The reason why I was very angry at my husband first place. because he just simply knew nothing about H.I.P.P.A policy were changed since April 16 2003.

Marica admitted she is one of cause spur against deaf patient which she would not tell a truth A.D.A law say Must hire qualifities interpreters. she refused to pay three intepreter because of four staff were abusived on me and three interpreter from deaf agencies for interpreter and one other person from agencies.

They shouted at me front of three different interpreters. Two intepreter wont reported to the owner of agencies. I called Marcia and dont allow anyone shouted at my personal interpreters three times and different time.

6 years, It has been very difficult time for me and my husband. I finally processing to sue two of clinic from same place. but, I rather wait and find more result information from one of ADA lawyer.

First thing, I did not want to share all of you about my medical records were violated, Of course I was angry for violated and whistle blew from three out of five clinic were violated me and my kids, too. I had to protect of their wishes private of their medical. One of my member family have a serious issues and it is not funny about their coward over my medical records has been contuine violated for almost 6 years.

I brought up intepreteing Service message on www.seekgeo.com last June 4th. I have been share with deaf people were wonderful to share. First thing, I did not want to share with all of deaf people about my medical records were not inculding in his site.

Here is more informations: http://www.hhs.gov/privacysummary.pdf

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Deaf Dixie: Response to Nesmuth#links

Deaf Dixie: Response to Nesmuth#links

Dear Deaf Dixie,

I have a question about a DeafNewspaper to remove of Nesmuth. I have not idea what it is specifically .. Can you tell me about a bit?

Deaf Pixie

Deaf Dixie: Response to Nesmuth#links

Deaf Dixie: Response to Nesmuth#links