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HHS Cracks Down on Practices That Fail to Give Records to Patients

Published on Wed Jan 12, 2022

Make sure your practice isn’t next to run afoul of the HIPAA Right of Access rules. When a patient presents to your ENT practice asking for copies of their records, do you move swiftly to satisfy their request? If you don’t, the government could come calling, and the results aren’t likely to be in your favor. Background: On Sept. 10, [...]
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