Q: In our pharmacy dispensing system, we can enter free-form notes for certain records such as a patient record, prescription records, and physician records. This field is used to enter notes that are customer service?focused and not treatment- or payment-related in nature. Would these notes be considered PHI, and would record retention requirements apply to these notes?
I heard the 2-midnight rule is now gone based on changes to Medicare payment rates under the 2017 inpatient prospective payment system final rule. Is this true and if not what changed?
