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Is Paperwork Preventing Physical Physicals?

It’s no secret today’s providers are overworked, spending a significant amount of time on electronic health records and administrative tasks.  In fact, a recent study from the Annals of Internal… Read More

RIGHT TO ACCESS DOES NOT MEAN RIGHT TO AFFIDAVIT

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

Business Associate Agreement or Qualified Services Organization Agreement: Who Needs What?

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

In Celebration of Nurses

With nurses outnumbering providers in the medical community four to one, nurses are the “heavy lifters” and unsung heroes of most medical practices.  It’s only fitting that we celebrate the… Read More

Article: Seven Ways Records May Be Accessed Without Authorization

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, so do the ways that protected health information (PHI) of patients can be compromised.  With more than 400 healthcare breaches in 2017, organizations… Read More

TEFCA, What-ca?

Read on to find out what the heck “TEFCA” is and how it’s relevant to providers. Not too long ago, the 21st Century Cures Act  passed and mandated that a… Read More