Reader Questions:
Contact COVID-19 Patients for Plasma Donation
Published on Thu Oct 08, 2020
Question: We have physician clients ordering follow-up testing for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and want to contact these patients about the opportunity to donate their plasma for use in treating other individuals who are sick — is this a HIPAA violation? Texas Subscriber Answer: You may use protected health information (PHI) to identify and contact patients to let them know [...]