The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends developing thorough physical and technical safeguards to ensure patient data remains secure.
Dental Practices: Keeping Your Patient Data Safe
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Category: Health Care Law
Why the 2024 HIPAA Final Rule?
The 2024 HIPAA Final Rule addresses the new prohibitions against using or disclosing PHI since the overturning Roe v. Wade.
Federal Regulations That Apply to Compliance Programs
Here are are seven Federal regulations that apply to compliance program that a practice must follow.
Accessibility of Your Check-in Procedures
Digital kiosks used for check-in purposes at health care provider’s office, to gather insurance information or medical history must be accessible to everyone.
Telemedicine Prescriptions Changes on the Horizon
With the public health emergency ending in May of 2023, the DEA is proposing a revision of prescribing rules. Patients and providers alike will possibly have to meet some more stringent requirements.
Study Finds Still Problems with North Carolina Medicaid
A July 2021 study performed by Urban Institute found most NC’s new managed care program recipients were able to continue seeing their primary care provider but the transition has been far from smooth.
Discriminatory Business Policies Come with a Price
Going to a medical appointment routinely involves sitting or lying on specific equipment for your exam or procedure. If you are one of the estimated 3.3 million Americans who utilize a wheelchair every day, such transitions may prove difficult.
When Can Protected Health Information (PHI) be Disclosed?
PHI (Protected Health Information), outside of a healthcare context, may be disclosed if it relates to matters of national interest or public concern. But of course, a “balancing test” must be performed to determine whether the public policy or interest outweighs the need for individual privacy in particular situations.
A New Liability for Nurses
Since 1932, North Carolina has limited the liability of nurses properly executing the orders of physicians based on the Byrd v. Marion General Hospital case. The decision in Byrd essentially created protection for nurses from legal liability under specific circumstances. This 90-year-old precedent was overturned on August 19, 2022, when the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Connette v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, thereby creating a liability for nurses.
Guidance on Permitted Telehealth & the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Recent Department of Health and Human Services guidance affirmed and encouraged telehealth care beyond the current Public Health Emergency by laying out some key HIPAA security considerations.