Confidentiality and the Battle against Substance Abuse
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...
Your Questions Answered: New HIPAA Laws Around Opioid Crisis
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...
Authorized Requests Under Bocage v. Acton Corporation
Healthcare providers and their release of information vendors continue trying to navigate the February 25, 2016 OCR guidance on patient access to medical records. One of the most common issues involves distinguishing a patient directed request from a patient attorney request.
How transparent is your relationship with your business partners?
Building and maintaining trust is a key objective for any healthcare provider. It’s especially important for entities that hold protected health information to craft a compelling message about their security and privacy.
The Complexity of Regulatory Pricing
Easy release of information is a thing of the past. With a dense web of state and federal laws governing medical-record disclosure, understanding laws can be tricky. Misunderstanding the law could result in financial penalties, sanctions or litigation from requestors.