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]

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Informed Consent HIPAA Compliance Hospitals 98

Hall Render

APRIL 16, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a memorandum to state survey agency directors highlighting revisions and clarification to the Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent (the “Guidance”).

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Informed Consent Hospitals Compliance HIPAA 40

Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides comprehensive behavioral health billing guidelines, which can be overwhelming due to their technical nature and breadth. Providers must use HIPAA-compliant telehealth platforms and ensure informed consent is documented in the patients record.

Medicare 59

Medicare Medicare Medical Billing Outsourcing Fraud 59

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The HIPAA Problem The privatization of next-generation medical technologies, especially in regenerative and precision medicine, further muddies the data-protection waters. In the context of health, let alone highly sophisticated cell signaling and microenvironment data, the web gets even more tangled.

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HIPAA FDA Informed Consent Health Insurance 162

MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Here are some common non-compliance activities: Failure to Maintain HIPAA Compliance: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets strict guidelines for safeguarding patient health information. This includes training modules and tools for secure data management.

Compliance 52

Compliance Informed Consent HIPAA Medical Billing 52

AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Most private insurers and Medicaid cover telebehavioral health care, but check for reimbursement restrictions and obtain professional coding and billing guidance to avoid overpayment situations. Store-and-forward is less commonly reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid programs. This is also called “store-and-forward telemedicine.”

COVID-19 59

COVID-19 Telemedicine Informed Consent Compliance 59

MedTrainer

JANUARY 15, 2025

Plans of correction are common in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) surveys. This also means deficiencies are on the rise, especially related to upholding patient rights, including informed consent, privacy, and respect for patient autonomy.

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Compliance Informed Consent Nursing Homes Medicaid 78