Is giving out a phone number a Hipaa violation?

Telephone calls and text messages must not be charged to the client, or counted against plan limits, and those calls can only be made to the wireless telephone number provided by the patient. Patients may have given prior express consent to receive voice calls and text messages, but that consent can be rescinded.

Do doctors give out their phone numbers?

Intuitively, physicians do not want to give out their personal phone numbers to patients. Only one patient, one time, blatantly abused this privilege. Otherwise, these calls have always been appropriate.

Are you allowed to text your therapist?

Some therapists are open to occasional texts or calls from their clients outside of session, particularly if the client is feeling overwhelmed or particularly low. Clients should discuss texting with their therapist and whether (and when) it’s acceptable.

What medical information can be released over the phone?

However, allowable reasons for patient telephone calls are limited to:

• Appointments and reminders.
• Health checkups.
• The provision of medical treatment.
• Lab test results.
• Notifications about prescriptions.
• Pre-operative instructions.
• Post-discharge follow-up calls.
• Home healthcare instructions.

Can I call a patient from my cell phone?

Choose the number you’d like to display on your patient’s Caller ID. Dial your patient’s phone number. Your patient sees the number you chose as incoming Caller ID, and your personal number stays private.

Can I call my therapist anytime?

It’s not very flexible.” She said when the hour is up, therapists leave their clients to their own devices, which can be irresponsible. So if you’re struggling through something that needs longer than one hour bursts, go for a therapist who you can call whenever you’re having a tough time, she said.