In this month's HIPAA Q&A, we answer your questions about making changes to patient records, the difference between consent and authorization, vaccination data, and more!
In this month's complex case, a case manager deals with a challenging patient who arrives in the emergency department on Friday afternoon, the same day he was supposed to be discharged from his skilled nursing facility.
A recent survey of 600 data center experts across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific has found that inefficient data removal and data sanitation processes are costing some organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Q: My doctor emailed me while he was on vacation, and the email had the automatic “sent from my iPhone” message at the end. Is it a HIPAA violation for doctors to use their personal cell phone to communicate with patients?
This week's note from the instructor covers coding, billing, and payment rules for provider-based departments located off campus, including new rules that became effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2019.
