Health Insurance HIPAA Informed Consent 
AIHC
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Written by Gabriella Neff, RHIA, CHA, CHC, CHRC, CHPC This past year, in 2024, revisions were made to clarify hospital guidelines related to informed consent specifically addressing UIEs (unconsented intimate exams) to patients while under anesthesia. OCR recently issued an FAQ focusing on this right. [6]
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 20, 2023
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. But, more importantly, know how to implement them in a HIPAA-compliant way to keep patients and their data safe.
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Compliancy Group
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
When understanding what practices are permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), it makes sense to plan for various contingencies. For example, if a patient cannot provide written consent for releasing their protected health information (PHI), is verbal consent permitted for HIPAA?
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
traditional privacy laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), were conceived for a bygone era of paper records and siloed databases, before neural data came into the picture. BCIs, however, challenge that binary categorization, raising a host of ethical concerns. In the U.S.,
American Medical Compliance
MARCH 11, 2024
These include but are not limited to the following: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA has strict guidelines regarding the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (PHI).
Compliancy Group
DECEMBER 27, 2024
A critical job of compliance officers is handling HIPAA documentation, which makes it possible to provide employee training, outline correct procedures, and prove compliance with healthcare regulations. Patients must acknowledge with a signature that theyve received and understood this information.
Compliancy Group
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Hospitals, private practices, and other healthcare facilities must safeguard patient privacy and ensure proper collection and use of all information they collect from the people in their care. This principle is the basis for the HIPAA Privacy Rule , which requires organizations to protect against unapproved disclosure and use of PHI.
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