tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Employ Protections for Patient Signatures

Question: In our recent risk evaluation, we discovered that the electronic signatures we and our patients use could potentially be accessed by an external party. Fortunately, this was just an audit simulation and no actual breaches occurred. However, we are seeking advice on how to better safeguard this information in the future. Can you help? Massachusetts Subscriber Answer: There are a few things that your organization can do to ensure that your patient’s 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...

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