A maternity and child case manager is faced with a complex discharge planning situation involving a new mother who has a history of opioid abuse and lives in shelter.
Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, has agreed to pay $111,400 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and to adopt a substantial corrective action plan in a settlement over alleged HIPAA violations.
In this month's HIPAA Q&A, we answer your questions about sending unencrypted emails to the right recipient, discussing patients with colleagues, scheduling appointments for spouses, and filing complaints against insurance companies.
Increasingly, hospitals and case managers are using social media as a way to educate and inform the community, link up with other professionals to solve problems or ask questions, raise awareness of their organization, and share information.
