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Managing External Health Information

Gain an understanding of the best practices on how to request external health information.

As we move into a new era of health care with the increased exchange of medical records to provide better, more coordinated care, the question of what information received from outside an organization should be included in a medical record takes on new importance. What with health homes, personal health records, and health information exchanges, as well as increased involvement by patients using digital tools like smartwatches and smartphone apps, there is a torrent of information being directed at medical records, and it is essential to understand what belongs there and what should be rejected, and how. This information may come in the form of unsolicited health information, for example, information that is volunteered by patients or by other health care providers, either at the time the patient arrives for treatment or thereafter, and in some cases even after the patient has been discharged. It may also come in the form of information deliberately requested from outside parties, but the receiving provider may be unsure about whether to incorporate that information into its legal patient record. It is time to establish the necessary processes for filtering and managing incoming information to provide the appropriate patient care and protect the organization from claims of malpractice for not acting on information that may have been in a record but may not have been known to exist. Understanding what is in the medical record is essential for satisfying HIPAA patient rights for access of records and understanding how you receive and manage incoming information is required for protecting information under the HIPAA privacy and security rules. This topic will address these issues and offer practical guidance for those responsible for managing these health records.

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Overview and Definitions

Requested and Unsolicited External Health Information

  • The Variety of Incoming Information
  • Problems With Use
  • Problems With Truthfulness
  • Refusing to Accept Information

External Information and the Legal Patient Record

  • State Law Issues
  • HIPAA Privacy Rule and Patient Access
  • HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
  • The Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure
  • Bringing It All Together
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Applications have not yet been submitted for Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming CLE for this course. However, if you are interested in obtaining CLE for any of the listed states or have any additional credit questions please email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-352-9540.

This course was last revised on November 30, 2021.

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  • AR CLE 1.0
     
  • This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
     
  • CA MCLE 1.0
     
  • Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.
     
  • WA CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
     

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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Jim Sheldon-Dean

Jim Sheldon-Dean

Lewis Creek Systems, LLC

  • Founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC
  • Provides a complete suite of services related to information privacy and security regulatory compliance, including compliance reviews, information flow and risk analyses, technical security reviews, training, and policy development services
  • Conducts regular seminars and workshops on healthcare information privacy and security, information management and disposal, and information security risk analysis
  • Speaker at national conferences for the American Health Information Management Association and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
  • Recipient of the 2011 WEDI Award of Merit
  • M.S. degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. degree, summa cum laude, University of Vermont
  • Can be contacted at www.lewiscreeksystems.com
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Product ID: 409503
Published 2021
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