My response was essentially, "I can do it, but we will need to explain why we are going against CDC guidelines or else I see a mass problem on our hands. Can you get that reasoning for me so I can share it?"
A few hours later, the request for the memo was rescinded. Big win in my book.
Someone posted here the other day who’s work involved hipaa law and that it absolutely was not just for doctors and nurses, but the public in general.
yeah the IT guy who works on a Dr's computer has to sign things re: HIPAA. I'm guessing if you found a patient's medical record file on the street you'd be bound by HIPAA not to do whatever it is you can't do with Px information.