tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q4

Reader Questions: Protect Those e-Signatures

Question: We recently performed a risk assessment in our ED and found that the e-signatures that we use and that we have our patients use were accessible by someone outside of our organization. There were not breaches because this was an audit simulation, but what can we do to protect this information going forward? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: There are a few things that your organization can do to ensure that your patients’ e-signatures are more secure. Even though it’s not a requirement under the HIPAA Security Rule, you may want to use software and form generators that employ...

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