Q: I know that there is a mandatory duty to report abuse and neglect to law enforcement, but where is line between protecting patient privacy and a case manager's duty to warn when a patient is in danger of harming themselves?
Q: Sometimes providers at our facility perform multiple, separate administrations of hydration that are less than 30 minutes each. Can coders add the separate infusion times together when assigning time-based CPT codes for hydration administration?
Q: Does HIPAA require encryption when sharing data over the internet? Should data be encrypted when it is being emailed to someone at the same facility?
