Primer: Confidentiality in Addiction Treatment

Topics: Addiction | Addiction Treatment | Clinical practice | Confidentiality | HIPAA

Addiction remains stigmatized. In order to safeguard and encourage patient access to care, there are special privacy protections for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). This update will cover what you need to know using clinical vignettes. Clinical Scenario 1a: A 36-year-old man with heroin use disorder presents to your office for pharma

Telepsychiatry: From Crisis to Opportunity

Topics: Billing | Computers in Psychiatric Practice | Coronavirus | COVID19 | HIPAA | Practice Tools and Tips | Psychiatric interviewing | Skype | Telemed

TCPR: Do patients like telepsych?Dr. Yellowlees: Yes. The studies show very high levels of patient satisfaction, higher even than what we see with in-person care. Most of those studies were done before 2010, when the technology was not as good and patients often traveled to their primary care doctor’s office to connect by telemed. I suspect the satisf

How to Write an Open Note

Topics: Computers in Psychiatric Practice | Confidentiality | EHR | Electronic Health Records | electronic use | Engagement | HIPAA | Patient relationship | Privacy | retention

“A physician should at all times deal honestly and openly with patients.” —AMA Code of Medical Ethics Beginning April 4, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) instituted a new policy stating that all clinical notes must be open to patients for their review in a timely fashion. Since that announcement, I have heard physician

HIPAA in 2014: What Clinicians Need to Know

Topics: HIPAA | Practice Tools and Tips | Psychotherapy

Visit www.phyllispatrick.com for tools and resources for understanding the omnibus rule and other HIPAA regulations.

Sample HIPAA Privacy Notice

Topics: HIPAA

Notice of Privacy Practices Effective Date: April 14, 2003 THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY. What is this Notice and Why is it Important? As of April of 2003, a new federal law (“HIPAA”) went into effect. This law requi

HIPAA Acknowledgement

Topics: HIPAA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES We are required to provide you with a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices, which states how we may use and/or disclose your health information. Please sign this form to acknowledge receipt of the Notice. You may refuse to sign this acknowledgement, if you wish. I acknowledge that I

Sample HIPAA Privacy Summary

Topics: HIPAA

SUMMARY NOTICE OF HIPAA PRIVACY PRACTICES This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully. This is a one-page summary of the longer notice that follows. Please read both the summary and the actual notice. HIPAA allows me to share you

Sample HIPAA Confidentiality Statement for Email

Topics: HIPAA

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-m

Sample HIPAA Confidentiality Statement for Faxes

Topics: HIPAA

The documents accompanying this transmission contain confidential health information that is legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulatio