AMA sends letter Over new ARRA rule
It has been several months since the AMA sent this letter http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/399/letter-hhs-guidance-securing-phi.pdf to the Dept. of Health and Human Services related to the new mandates on healthcare providers implemented in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
As typical of Washington, they implement new burdensome rules but never actually define or give specifics on how to follow or be compliant.
This letter was trying to get some answers on the question of how to make protected health information (PHI) unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals and prevent triggering the breach notification requirement in this new legislation.
As of this date, there are still little specifics on how we can comply with the new regulations.
As typical of Washington, they implement new burdensome rules but never actually define or give specifics on how to follow or be compliant.
This letter was trying to get some answers on the question of how to make protected health information (PHI) unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals and prevent triggering the breach notification requirement in this new legislation.
As of this date, there are still little specifics on how we can comply with the new regulations.
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posted by Anonymous at 5:43 AM
1 Comments:
Patients should carry with them their medical record if they want. How much detial should be up to them. There are storage devices that could contain the most important critical information with little physical space required. The security of that information is their responsibility.
If your office has to take time downloading info, you should be able to charge for the service.
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