tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2018 Issue 3

Patient Privacy: CMS Lays out New Texting Guidelines — Are You at Risk?

CMS explicitly prohibits texting physician orders. Texting is such a ubiquitous form of communication that many physicians use it in the ED every day – but CMS wantsto ensure that you are using the medium properly, and the agency's latest memorandum outlines just what you can - and can't - do via text when clinical information isinvolved. Background:  For years, CMS, accrediting body The Joint Commission, and others have warned against regulatory violations brought about by texting. Now, after a confusing month of mixed messages from CMS on the issue, the agency has issued some guidance on the...

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