HIPAA

Nice job on adding the "what if" on whether a disclosure needs to be accounted for if the disclosure was made in response to an authorization.  It would not need to be listed as disclosures made in response to an authorization are an exception of the ...

Very interesting!  Appreciate you sending this out, Frank! ------------------------------ Marie Wagner, CHC, CHRC Operations Manager, Corporate Compliance The Queen's Health Systems Honolulu, HI ------------------------------

Yes, interesting! Very valid points! Thanks, Frank! Cinda ******************************************* This message and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. ...

A very interesting read on a recent decision involving an imposed $4.3 million dollar CMP...and after the last appear as described in the article...the CMP was reduced to $450,000. Short article so I think worth the time to do a quick read: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fifth-circuit-court-appeals-vacates-md-anderson-hipaa-penalty ...

I would be interested to learn how others are enabling the tool without getting consent from both patients. ------------------------------ Nancy O'Neill, RN, CHC, CHPC Sr. Director, Corporate Compliance/Privacy Officer Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL ...