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Record Copies Requested from Out-of-State Parties

The following is a recent question that came in from a client that serves as a helpful reminder: Q: We often receive requests from out-of-state attorneys who want us to bill for copies of records in accordance with...

8,000 Dental Patients to be Tested For Hepatitis, HIV

An investigation by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment indicates that as many as 8,000 dental patients may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens from unsafe injection practices. ...

Follow-up on Utah Dept. of Health Breach

When it comes to major data breaches, some organizations meet the minimum requirements for notification and then hope for the best while keeping their heads down and trying to sweep away the mess from public...

OSHA Fine For Unlawful Disposal

Kaiser's South Bay Medical Center will pay $73,615.40 in fines for unlawful disposal of medical waste. "On April 28, 2010, Kaiser's South Bay Medical Center delivered a roll-off trash bin containing medical waste,...

OCR Posts 17 Large HIPAA Breaches

Has there been an onslaught of large breaches lately? Or is OCR just posting things all at once? Though we don't know for sure, the HIPAA privacy and security enforcer has posted 17 breaches affecting 500 or more...

OCR Releases Audit Protocol

Want to know what the OCR audits will look like? OCR has let us know. The HIPAA privacy and security enforcer has released its audit protocol. OCR breaks down 77 areas for which it will be reviewed during its...

Chemotherapy Drug Exposure

Concerns voiced by staff at an oncology clinic can help protect your workers, who may also handle hazardous drugs. NIOSH posted a new Health Hazard Report prompted by a request from a Florida oncology clinic...

Alaska's Medicaid to Pay $1.7 million for HIPAA Violations

Although your practice is not as large as a state Medicaid agency, you can use this incident as a good negative example because the same principles apply to a smaller practice. Alaska's Medicaid program has...

"At-Will" Employment: Avoid Unintentional Mistakes

It may seem like a good idea to say you will terminate employees only "for cause," particularly if you want to be perceived as acting fairly towards your workers. But, if you do, you could be limiting your ability to...

Sharing PHI with Specialists

Q: A patient who presented with an order from the primary care physician for lab work had also seen a specialist who ordered x-rays. Both physicians were entered into the system, and both received the laboratory test...