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.