Privacy In the Midst of A Pandemic
In the midst of a global pandemic privacy still matters. This week we cover the issues and concerns regarding your patients’ HIPAA rights, including those related to COVID-19.
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Medical Records Access and Copy Fees – Patients and Third Parties
Since its initial passage in 1996, the HIPAA law has been implemented and expanded by regulations that have not always been easily understood by providers. This article is intended to consolidate and update ICS information about access to, disclosure of, and copying fees for patient medical records.
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HIPAA Lowers Fines but Sets Enforcement Record
If you think that you have no security issues and no privacy problems, then odds are that you should have concerns. In short, you must know that your office has taken all appropriate precautions.
Read MoreHow to De-Identify Records that Include PHI
This video discusses components of de-identifying your patient records and documentation. In the absence of a business arrangement and signed agreement; you need to make sure that the data has been scrubbed and has been de-identified before sending out for review.
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Patients’ Right to Direct Provider Not to Submit a Claim to Health Plan
May a patient direct a health care provider not to submit a claim to the patient’s health plan for a particular service? Is an in-network doctor required to submit a claim when the patient has directed otherwise? The answers to these questions are usually “yes.”
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