October 17, 2019
News & Insights

Q: We’ve had a breach of unsecured PHI regarding an out-of-state patient. What is your recommended first step in terms of which breach notification laws—state vs. federal—we need to comply with?

October 16, 2019
News & Insights

Q: Why do some patients seem so unwilling to talk about food insecurity?

October 10, 2019
News & Insights

Q: If you discover that you have accidentally accessed a patient’s information on your facility’s computer system, what’s the best course of action? Who should you notify first? Are you at risk of being in trouble if you looked at the information before realizing the error?

October 9, 2019
News & Insights

Q: What are bundled payments and who benefits from them?

October 3, 2019
News & Insights

Q: Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require facilities to make structural changes like soundproofing or private rooms in order to prevent disclosures that could occur from overhearing conversations?

October 2, 2019
News & Insights

Q: Which codes need to be used when billing for the social determinants of health?

September 26, 2019
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Q: Can a healthcare provider be a business associate of another provider? In other words, do providers need to have business associate agreements between one another?

September 25, 2019
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Q: Where can case managers find ethical guidance on end-of-life issues?

September 19, 2019
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Q: Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule strictly prohibit the disclosure or request of an entire medical record? If not, does there need to be a case-by-case justification every time an entire record is disclosed?

September 18, 2019
News & Insights

Q: How can case managers help ensure that bias doesn’t interfere with patient care?

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