tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 16

HIPAA: Master Breach Notification Basics with this Handy Cheat Sheet

If HHS protocols were used and PHI was not lost, it may not be a breach. Practices often struggle with determining if a potential breach of PHI requires notification. Oftentimes the size and scope of the violation necessitates the who, what, when, where, and why of HIPAA breach reporting. Read on for expert advice on breach notification protocols. Use this breach-notification decision tree, provided by Jim Sheldon-Dean, founder and director of compliance services for Lewis Creek Systems, LLC in Charlotte, Vermont. 1. Was there acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of PHI in violation of the Privacy Rule? a. NO:...

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