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The Patient Right of Access Rule and a Look at Enforcement Actions
New government regulations never stop in healthcare. It’s just the nature of the business and that’s unlikely to change. However, the reality of this is that some rules get more attention than others. One rule that I think some have missed is the Patient Right of...
Revenue Integrity: How to Reduce Costs and Retain Revenue
As the world prepares to navigate year three of COVID-19, the impact of the pandemic continues to touch every facet of healthcare. For health information (HI) professionals, demands to share patient information and support interoperability present multiple challenges...
Patient Right of Access and the Path to Compliance
HIM professionals play an increasingly critical role in privacy and security, release of information (ROI), protected health information (PHI), disclosure management, interoperability, patient access, and more. Those in the health care industry need to keep informed...
What Does it Mean to be #CyberSmart?
Cyber safety begins with good cyber hygiene. All internet-connected devices are possible entry points for a cybercriminal. And the need for diligence increases exponentially as the volume of connected devices in healthcare provider organizations, both within the...
When the Police Come Knocking
by Selena Chavis For many years, the health care industry has been well versed in the parameters of sharing protected health information (PHI) with law enforcement. But even with the best training, HIM professionals, compliance staff, and clinicians still find...
Patient Access and the Path to Compliance
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule generally requires HIPAA covered entities—health plans and most healthcare providers—to provide individuals, upon request, with access to protected health information (PHI) about them in one...
Preparing for HIPAA Changes in IT, HIM, Compliance and Privacy
Rita Bowen, vice president of privacy, compliance and HIM policy at MRO, a clinical data workflow solutions company, discusses how proposed new rules can impact healthcare provider organizations.[dnxte_button button_text="View Full Article" button_link=""...
Enterprise-wide PHI Disclosure Management: What Risk Managers Need to Know
Managing demands for secure disclosure of protected health information (PHI) has become more complex as each department within a health care organization potentially represents a point of disclosure. Multiple disclosure points place organizations at risk for privacy...
Building New Policies and Procedures to Incorporate Telehealth
Over the past year, telehealth has expanded through support from federal and state measures intended to increase access during the pandemic. In February 2021, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act to the US...