Independent School Educators' List (ISED-L): Re: Portable Student Health Records?

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Re: Portable Student Health Records?

I'm constantly looking at FERPA & HIPAA. That's why I like the idea
someone shared previously regarding a partnership with a hospital.
Providing that approved "HIPAA" partner with our records so that when /
if an accident occurs the attending hospital can call our partner
hospital to obtain the private, secure, notarized records.

Of course, we haven't done that yet, but I really like the idea.

I suppose that if digital signatures are acceptable, then this point is
moot. You could then have a smart phone with an encrypted SD card
containing all your records.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Hudkins [mailto:DanielH@harker.org]=20
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 6:42 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: Portable Student Health Records?

I haven't noticed anybody mentioning HIPPA<http://www.hipaa.org/>. As we
are keeping detailed medical records (including treatment for those of
us with nurses/doctors on staff), we've gone out of our way to try and
stay in the neighborhood of the standards that apply to other treatment
facilities. As far as I know, none of the current SIS products is HIPPA
compliant. We are using SNAP for Nurses from PSNI so that medical data
is as secure as possible.

No current insight on the digital signature issue, but starting to dig
into the legalities for field trip permission, contracts, etc.

Daniel F. Hudkins

Director of Instructional Technology, Director of Information Technology
Service & Support

Ethics Teacher, Advisor Class of 2011, JSA Teacher/Adviser, Ass't Coach
Varsity Softball

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San Jose, CA 95129

(408) 345-9631

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Taffee
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:17 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Portable Student Health Records?

A perennial question at our school has to do with keeping current
student

health and emergency records available to adults who accompany students
on

field trips and oversees trips. We invariably end up printing out mounds
of

paper that go in binders with the trip chaperons. I am always a bit
uneasy

as to whether or not the data is up-to-date and if it will be available
when

it's needed.

We have considered using electronic records stored on a USB drive,
handheld

device, or computer but are leery of ER's and other emergency providers

accepting this information in the even that a student requires emergency

treatment.

Does anyone have a solution that is working well for them other than
paper?

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