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Best Practices for the Release of Adolescent Medical Records
The release and transfer of adolescent medical records when it comes to adolescent medical care is one of the most complicated areas in Release of Information (ROI). It’s critical that healthcare providers understand these issues – and get them right. Proper ROI practices can help facilitate critical medical interventions that save lives. Wrong decisions can lead to complicated lawsuits or worse.
Ten ROI Risks—and Tips for Avoiding Them—in the Physician Office Setting
Sue Chamberlain, VP of Compliance and Education for RRS Medical, has seen many problems that physician practices must manage to avoid fines or lawsuits while managing the timely release of patient information. Her tips for handling 10 common areas...
Zack Perry, CEO of RRS Medical, and AHIOS’ Rita Bowen on Why Pending HIPAA Changes Could Weaken Patient Privacy
In this 17-minute podcast, Zack Perry, CEO of RRS Medical and president of the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS), and Rita Bowen, AHIOS legislative and government affairs coordinator, touch on their concerns about these...
3 Key Takeaways from KLAS’ Study of RRS Medical
Recently, KLAS released a First Look report on RRS Medical’s release of information (ROI) services. An impartial research firm, KLAS gathers feedback on healthcare solutions from healthcare professionals, analyzes the feedback, and shares its...
Tips to Help Your Patients Understand the New Rules of EHI Access
The new interoperability act recommends providers give patients information about their rights and risks in terms of providing access to their Electronic Health Information (EHI). Below is an outline to help you get started. The Federal government...
HIPAA Privacy Rules During the Coronavirus Outbreak – Quick Recap
In February 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a bulletin outlining when and how patient’s protected health information (PHI) can be shared in the case of an outbreak of...
Five Tips to Successfully Work From Home – From a Work from Home Expert
If you have never worked from home for an extended period, this new normal can be challenging. You may find that working at home feels less like work, and therefore home-life distractions may quickly encroach into your home-workspace. Optimizing...
Update: Additional Codes from the World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO COVID-19 coding UPDATE: March 25, 2020.https://www.who.int/classifications/icd/icd10updates/en/ With the recent changes to allow the counting of COVID-19 cases based upon clinical criteria with the shortage of tests, WHO has added the U07 Codes...
Accurate Coding Tips for Coronavirus (COVID-19), For Providers, Coders and Billing
On February 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published supplemental ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding guidelines related to the Coronavirus outbreak to help in the tracking. Below is a summary of these guidelines, with the...
HIPAA Privacy Rules During the Coronavirus Outbreak
In February 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a bulletin clarifying how and when patient information may be HIPAA compliantly shared in the case of an outbreak of infectious...