Do not be misled by complaining requestors under the wrongful claim of “Minimum Necessary” Violations. Annoyed and confrontational requestors may challenge the content provided in response to a request for… Read More
The changes to the HITECH Act as of 2009 have ushered in a tremendous burden on medical practices for tracking and reporting possible breaches of protected health information (PHI). Being… Read More
“Where is that health record I requested?” How many times a day does your ROI staff get asked that question? Whether a nationwide health system, a hospital, or a clinic,… Read More
With the opioid epidemic reaching crisis status in the United States, there’s been a lot of conversation in the healthcare industry about substance abuse treatment. While there’s an increasing need… Read More
The Impact of Audits on a Health Information Department When you receive a large medical record pull list from a Health Plan for a HEDIS or Risk Adjustment review/audit, is… Read More
Many in healthcare are familiar with the 1995 classic relationship advice book The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman. For National Nurses… Read More
By now most healthcare professionals have been forced to deal with attorney requestors misusing the HHS/OCR guidance on Right to Access in order to obtain copies of their clients’ medical… Read More
Merger creates the largest founder-owned Release of Information company in the nation, expands services for healthcare. (ALPHARETTA, GA) – ScanSTAT Technologies and DataFile Technologies, leading providers of Health Information Management… Read More
We are often asked at ScanSTAT about faxing medical records. With the changes to HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules from the HITECH Act and the many permutations and combinations of… Read More
Merger meets growing demand by combining strengths and accelerating investment in people, technology, and service to lead the industry forward Verisma, a trusted disclosure management partner servicing diverse healthcare environments… Read More
We get it – if you’re like many of the healthcare organizations we’ve encountered in the last couple of decades, your medical records staff is probably stretched thin enough without… Read More
Patient access is an important component of interoperability, but in the world of covered entities and their business associates (BAs), it’s nerve-racking. We all know the value of protected health… Read More
