Disclosures to auto carriers and life insurance companies?
I understand that no authorization form is required for disclosures to worker's compensation programs for payment purposes. Are auto carriers and disability insurers also included under the definition...
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Jill, I saw no one answered this. I don't know how it slipped out of my hands but, better late than never.First, I am not an attorney. I never give legal advice. The following is from the HIPAA Law...
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Jill:In our practice, we have a number of consents the patient must sign before being seen. One of the consents is the consent to bill their insurance company, and to provide diagnosis and other...
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Sharon,Explain to me how you can refuse to comply with a subpoena?? You're in contempt of court to refuse to release the information. You don't need a signed release, the judge's signature is...
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Disclaimer: not a lawyer, yada yada yada.I have never received a subpoena signed by a judge. Maybe each state is different. It is always an order to make records available to be copied, and it is...
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I want to ask for clarification on something. We bill mainly for physical medicine so our rules on this matter may be different, please bear with me. If we receive a subpeona for medical records from...
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You are allowed to disclose PHI (Protected health information) for purpose of TPO (Treatment, Payment, Operations). Your disclosure was for the purpose of obtaining payment for services. You are find...
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Now for the disclosure... I'm not a lawyer. I don;t give legal advice, etc.In this auto case, the carrier is not asking for information for the purposes of paying the claim, they are conducting an...
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