by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 20, 2013 | General
September 23, 2013 is the date that medical practices and other covered healthcare entities will roll out a new Notice of Privacy Practices to patients to be compliant with the HIPAA Omnibus rule enacted in March 2013. What Does This Mean For Patients? Patients should...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 17, 2013 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare This Week
Mary Pat: Your business is called “Health Security Solutions.” People often confuse privacy with security. Can you clear up the confusion for us? Steve: The Privacy rules refer to the broad requirements to protect the confidentiality of Protected Health...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 24, 2011 | Day-to-Day Operations, Practice Marketing, Social Media
I admit to being a great fan of electronic media for healthcare. My fandom, however, does not mean that I believe all paper and ink informational and marketing mediums are dead. Because most practices have some portion of their patient population depending on paper...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 10, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
A updated post on record retention with a simple record retention schedule can be found here. State laws generally govern how long medical records are to be retained. However, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 administrative...
