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| Medical Records Briefing |
| April 2008 |
| MRB benchmarking survey: Readers discuss ROI challenges |
| How many times has your HIM department faced one of these scenarios? A patient's husband presents to the hospital requesting copies of his wife's medical records. A parent requests a copy of her son's medical record. An attorney requests information for a court case. Medicare requests information about a beneficiary.
The laundry list of scenarios in which a requester could potentially want access to protected health information is exponential. And although HIPAA and state laws provide guidance for when you can and can't release information, it isn't always black-and-white, and it differs from state to state. |
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