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 Access rule.  For those that may have missed some of the details, we asked Rita Bowen, Vice President, Privacy, Compliance and HIM Policy at MRO, to share with our audience some background on the rule, where it resides and a brief explanation of what it requires in the interview below.