Best Practices for Protecting Patient Privacy,
Avoiding Penalties and Litigation
CD of Teleconference with Q&A
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Conducted on Thursday, August 7, 2008
Now available on CD
Sponsored by Health Law Week,
Hospital Litigation Reporter, and New York Health Law Update
Health Law Teleconference Advisory Board
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is currently promoting a new initiative that would provide higher Medicare payments to physicians as an incentive for using electronic medical records. HHS is encouraging private insurers to offer similar incentives.
As hospitals and providers move toward implementing electronic health record systems, new legal concerns emerge: What are the metadata risks? Are physicians now obligated to review patients’ prior medical records? Will discovery requests become more complicated?
Unique compliance concerns under HIPAA, Stark and the Anti-Kickback statutes also arise from the increased use of electronic medical records.
Listen as our panel of healthcare attorneys identifies the major risks and potential liabilities in managing electronic medical records and offers best practices to avoid litigation and penalties.
The panel included:
Kathrin E. Kudner, Member, Dykema, Detroit. She represents healthcare facilities, practitioners, and managed care organizations in corporate, regulatory and compliance matters. She is Chairperson of the firm's HIPAA Task Force.
Matthew P. Keris, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Scranton, Pa. He defends doctors, physician groups, hospitals and regional health centers in medical malpractice cases. He is a frequent lecturer on risk management and medical malpractice litigation.
Paul F. Danello, Of Counsel, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Washington, D.C. He focuses on government regulatory matters affecting the healthcare industry. He was a member of an elite team of lawyers that provided guidance to OIG on the federal fraud and abuse laws.
The panel reviewed these and other key questions:
- How can providers effectively balance the need for access to records and meet the HIPAA demands for patient privacy and information security?
- What are some of the unique evidentiary and discovery issues that arise with electronic health records?
- What antitrust concerns arise for healthcare providers in utilizing electronic records management?
- What new liabilities may arise from the adoption of an electronic medical record system?
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