PPT Slide
PATIENT: My doctor needs to discuss my treatment with other doctors and nurses. But the Privacy Rule prohibits doctors and nurses from discussing private health information if there is a possibility that someone will overhear. What if my doctor needs to discuss my condition with a nurse at a busy nursing station, or with me over the phone from someplace other than a private office? The privacy rule prevents these discussions.
The Privacy Rule is not intended to prohibit providers from talking to each other and to their patients.
* HHS has proposed new regulatory language to clarify this issue.