A person subject to the mandatory reporting obligation must report when, within the person's professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment
It is common knowledge in the health care industry that medication errors are a large percentage of preventable harm to patients. As noted below, even the "new" world of electronic prescribing cannot prevent some medication errors.
For those providers with patients who are minors, it is important to understand how California law governs their treatment. It is wise to discuss these legal ramifications with patients and their parents prior to establishing the doctor/patient relationship.
As SMS services use the public telephone network and equipment unless encrypted, they are not HIPAA secure. Many SMS services on the market tender their encryption safeguards and HIPAA secure environments. However, a thorough investigation and understanding of these services prior to any contracting is a must.