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E
ven though
calling out a
patient's
name isn't a HIPAA
violation, it does pres-
ent privacy concerns.
Our center tried an
electronic paging sys-
tem, but it didn't
work as well as we'd
hoped. Enter our bril-
liant business office
manager, Carol Viens.
Carol suggested we
create our own sys-
tem for a fraction of
the cost. To do so, we
bought a key-holder
board, key tags and
loose-leaf rings, avail-
able at office supply
stores. Then, we
wrote numbers on the
key tags with a mark-
er and attached each
one to a loose-leaf
ring. We then hung
I D E A S T H A T W O R K
D I Y P A G I N G S Y S T E M
An Affordable Way to Protect Patient Privacy
z KEY CALLER Key tags and
loose-leaf rings create an effi-
cient, thrifty paging system.