HIPAA

Looks like clock has run out on the HIPAA NPRM. Announced weeks ago with much fanfare by HHS OCR. NPRM not on display at Office of Federal Register in time for publication before end of Trump administration. Sleep soundly tonight knowing that ...

Pamela, as the former disclosure accounting administrator in my former role, both are required to be accounted for. They should show up on any report you run for the patient. Hope this helps! ------------------------------ Meagan Ittner Privacy Analyst ...

Is it a requirement to include disclosures for a deceased person, to forensic medical examiners and organ and tissue procurement on an accounting of disclosures? What if you have an authorization signed for the organ or tissue procurement, does that change ...

Hi All, We are migrating our EHR system to Epic.  One of the tools in Epic is to use a chart linking tool (Pedigree).  This is a tool links family member charts to one another with certain information such as family history.  Epic has inquired with a ...

Sophie, The designated record set is any information maintained by the covered entity that could reasonably be used to make healthcare or healthcare coverage decisions. What part of the visit is not germain to making healthcare decisions? Just a ...