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Medical Records Update for Paralegals: Releases, Retention, and Confidentiality Requirements

Understand the requirements of HIPAA, HITECH, and the Omnibus Rule and ensure compliance.

Medical providers and health plans, vendors, and others who retain medical or health records are often subjected to complex and conflicting requirements to maintain the confidentiality and restrict the disclosure of the information. Complex and overlapping rules and regulations impose rigid requirements that must be met before information is released and require medical record repositories to retain the records for often-conflicting time periods. Parties holding healthcare information must know the restrictions that apply to them and prohibit or permit the disclosure of such information. Parties seeking such information in litigation must understand these restrictions and know the ways to compel disclosure. This topic will outline the source of the laws and regulations that govern the ability and duty of such repositories to release such information. We will discuss their obligations to retain medical records, the confidentiality obligations of such record holders, the impact of those laws, and how to establish policies and systems to ensure those laws are met. This topic will specifically outline the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the regulations promulgated thereunder and will also identify common state statutory and regulatory schemes that deal with medical record release and retention. The information will offer advice and tips that can be used by medical providers and other record holders to help ensure compliance with these wide-reaching laws and regulations.

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Overview and Background

Confidentiality

  • HIPAA
  • Public Health Act
  • FERPA
  • Part 2
  • State Law Issues
  • Common Law

Medical Record Releases

  • Common Release Situations
  • Governing Laws
  • Methods for Release

Retention Requirements

  • Laws Generally
  • Laws for Specific Situations
  • Methods of Destruction
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This course was last revised on November 8, 2022.

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  • NALA 1.1
     
  • This program is applicable for continuing legal assistant education credit. Please check with your accrediting board to see if this course will qualify towards your recertification requirements. Program Length: 1.1 hour(s).
     

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

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Jeffery P. Drummond

Jeffery P. Drummond

Jackson Walker L.L.P.

  • Partner in the healthcare section of Jackson Walker L.L.P.
  • Represents hospitals, physicians and physician groups, other healthcare providers, and healthcare technology companies
  • Regularly advises clients regarding compliance with healthcare, pharmaceutical, and tax exemption laws and regulations, including the federal Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
  • Frequent speaker on medical record privacy and security issues, HIPAA, and cybersecurity
  • Maintains a blog on HIPAA and other medical records matters at www.hipaablog.blogspot.com
  • Adjunct professor of health law, Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas
  • J.D. degree, The University of Texas; B.A. degree, University of Dallas
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 214-953-6000
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Product ID: 410257
Published 2022
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