Coroner Buy-in
There are currently questions from coroners about HIPPA violations and LOSS teams. Stating that contacting a LOSS team is a violation of HIPPA. I have found our state legislation and it shows that it is not a violation. What other tips or ideas do you all have to address this.
Thank you
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Hi Carlye,
In my experience this can vary from state to state and even from community to community within the same state. When there are other LOSS Teams in the state I encourage people to get those ME's/Coroner's engaged in being a champion. This can help win support of other ME's/Coroners.
I've also learned that even though there may NOT be anything in state legislation showing LOSS Teams as a violation of HIPPA, some Coroners/ME's still feel uncomfortable sharing information. Usually, if this is something they are citing, the deeper issue is there low comfort level and lack of buy in to the value of immediate trained, peer support. When LOSS Teams tackle this issue in what might be perceived as a heavy-handed approach, "there's nothing in the state legislation that supports what you're saying" as an example, it could put these key partners into a defensive posture. So I always encourage proceeding wtih caution. We want to be winsome in our communication.
I'd love to hear others chime in on this!