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What about immigrant doctors and nurses? - Anand


Posted: Aug 11, 2010

Some people are in US are worried about offshoring medical transcription job to other countries like India as their medical records would be misused or it is under wrong hands.  Then what about immigrant doctors and nurses working in USA?  There are lacs of doctors from different nations immigrated to US and also nurses.  What about the safety of medical records on those doctors and nurses' hands?  How you will ensure safety of medical records in such a situation.  Are there any HIPPA guidelines applicable for doctors and nurses working in US who are immigrants?  About 35000 doctors of Indian origin are working in USA and may be several thousands others from different country of origin also work in USA.  In such a situation, you not want to be treated by such doctors and nurses due to fear of misuse of medical records?  or you want to pass a bill to send them back to their country of origin in the name of safety of medical records?

Not really offshoring if they live here - mt

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I really don't have concerns with the physicians and nurses that live in the United States whether they are American or another nationality. I feel as comfortable with them as I do anyone else with my medical records. I don't really see this being anything like offshoring.

The problem I do have, though, is making sure patients understand the foreign doctors and nurses. A doctor I use to work with would get very frustrated when a particular foreign nurse would call from the hospital about one of his patients, and he could not understand what she was saying. My spouse also sees a foreign doctor, and when I ask him details about his visit, he will say I couldn't understand what he said. He says when he speaks up about this the doctor acts like he gets mad, so he just doesn't ask.

So, no, no problem with the medical records. Just hoping the patient has an idea of their diagnosis after being seen.

OP sounds foreign. - anon

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What goofiness. All U.S. doctors and nurses are subject to same HIPAA (spelling)... - derp

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requirements, regardless of country of origin. So, no, we're not worried about that.

Honestly. What a nonsense post.


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