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Security Issues: Website CRM Vendors/Services

HIPPA/Privacy/Security Laws, Webinars / Gwen Simons

Security Issues: Website CRM Vendors/Services Quick Reference: Security Issues with CRM Vendors/Services You are ultimately responsible for security breaches by any vendor you share your data with, so do your due diligence before giving any vendor your data! Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Customer data that you use in your marketing efforts Companies/Vendors who are soliciting PTs to […]

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Managing Security/Privacy Breaches – Webinar

HIPPA/Privacy/Security Laws, Webinars / Gwen Simons

Managing Security Breaches Member Webinar, January 27, 2023 It can happen to anyone. Your EMR company reports a security breach exposed some of your patient records. You accidentally send a group email to patients without using the Blind Copy box. You disclose records to someone without having a signed HIPAA Authorization. All of these accidental

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Medical Record Retention Laws by State

FAQs / Gwen Simons

Each state has a law about how long medical providers have to retain medical records. The time ranges between 5-10 years depending on the state. Some states require providers to maintain records longer if the patient is under 18. If you are a Medicare provider, you should keep patient records 10 years since Medicare can

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Go Daddy Smart Line – is it HIPAA Compliant?

FAQs, HIPPA/Privacy/Security Laws, Vendor Review / Gwen Simons

Go Daddy Smart Line is a phone app that gives you a second line phone number so you can separate your business and personal texts and calls while carrying just one phone. Some providers are using this app for their business line, which raises the question – is it HIPAA compliant? Even though the app is

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Use of De-identified Testimonials

FAQs, HIPPA/Privacy/Security Laws, marketing and testimonials / Gwen Simons

Question: If I post a patient testimonial using only the patient’s first name and last initial, do I need to have the patient sign a HIPAA Authorization to Disclose PHI? Answer: It depends. You should not have to have a patient sign a HIPAA Authorization if the testimonial does not identify the patient. Whether the

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HIPAA Compliant Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information

HIPAA Forms, Template Forms /

A HIPAA Compliant Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information Form must contain certain information and disclosures to be HIPAA compliant. In addition, an authorization cannot be combined with other consent forms. This Guidance on HIPAA Authorization Forms provides information on the requirements for a HIPAA compliant Authorization form and a template that you can use in your practice. It

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New Wellness Rules under the Affordable Care Act

Recorded PMN Mtgs & Webinars, Wellness/Fitness Services /

This is a recording of a webinar given on October 8, 2013 on the new final rules promulgated under the Affordable Care Act for Incentives for Non-discriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans (78 FR 33158 (June 3, 2013). This rule creates great opportunities for Physical Therapists and other health care providers who want to

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Compliance with New HIPAA Rules: Notice of Privacy Practices

HIPPA/Privacy/Security Laws, Recorded PMN Mtgs & Webinars /

The Omnibus HIPAA Final Rules were discussed at the PMN/MLC on-line meeting on June 11, 2013.

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