by Amy Derlink, RHIA, CHA, Director of Compliance | Aug 17, 2018 | HIPAA
While HIPAA regulations allow health professionals to share health information regarding opioid abuse with a patient’s loved ones in emergency and dangerous situations, many HIM departments are still struggling with the release of information laws of such information...
by Amy Derlink, RHIA, CHA, Director of Compliance | Jun 18, 2018 | HIPAA
In a previous post, I wrote about HHS relaxing HIPAA to address the opioid abuse in the U.S., and in February I hosted a webinar where we discussed the new laws and how it will impact providers. In today’s post, I address several of the great questions we received...