Hospital mergers and acquisitions remain the trend, and many hospital systems and other healthcare organizations cover multiple states, so understanding and keeping track of different state privacy laws can get complicated.
Only about half of hospital leaders and physician practice leaders think they are very or extremely effective when it comes to managing the chronic care needs of patients, and less than half think the same of their efforts to prevent hospital readmissions, according to a recent survey.
Q: An investigator from the state health department called the clinic where I work and asked for health records to collect vaccination data for a public health project. Is it a HIPAA violation to share that data?
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo for transcatheter aortic valve replacements, clarification on a transmittal regarding evaluation and management coding, an article on edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations, and more!
Q: When patients transfer to long-term care or skilled nursing facilities, they have basic information with them, but what questions should those facilities ask to make sure they have all the information they need to provide care?
