tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2018 Issue 2

Patient Privacy: Determine Whether New HIPAA Update Impacts Your Rights to Discuss Patients' Opioid Issues

Do you know who you can share this information with? As emergency department providers struggle to help patients fighting opioid addiction, it can be confusing to evaluate whether friends and family members have a right to know about patients' conditions. However, recent federal determinations address some of the privacy issues surrounding these conditions, which can help EDs evaluate when they can share patient information. Background: Approximately 140 individuals die daily of drug overdoses in the United States, and of that large amount, around 91 are attributed to opioid abuse, according to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...

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