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Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

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Archive > February, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 2

Readers to the Rescue

Are Curtains Enough for HIPAA Compliance?

The administrator of an eye surgery center whose 5 preparation bays are separated only by curtains is worried that her facility may not be HIPAA-compliant. The pre-op nurse and circulator ask patients to verify their names, birth dates and eye. "We play music to use as a source of white noise," writes the administrator on our Second Opinions Discussion Board at . "How do other centers handle HIPAA compliance in similar situations?"

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