Patient confidentiality issue looms large for CMs.
Slated to go into effect in October 2002, HIPAA's recently-released confidentiality rules are sure to have long-term consequences on the issues of e-health, legality, and liability. HCM looks at a few of the ways case managers are preparing for the changes.
D019090:Case Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States