A week after Mrs. Lenora Smith's appointment, she requests to have a prescription for a shower chair faxed to a local durable medical equipment company. The doctor okays the request

Question

What are some precautions, as it relates to patient privacy that Santina should take to accomplish this task?

Answer 1

Santina should be sure that she uses a HIPAA-compliant fax cover sheet when faxing the prescription to the durable medical supply company. She should be sure all the patient information is correct on the fax cover letter and the prescription, including patient's name, date of birth, address, phone number, and so on. Santina should also be sure she faxes the prescription in private without other staff members seeing it unnecessarily. Santina should be mindful and respectful of the patient's privacy.