tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 38

Reader Question: Strike a Privacy-Identifier Balance

Question:  What guidelines should our group follow to protect the privacy of patient information in public areas? For example, we keep our charts in a rack visible to visitors who enter our office. The charts show the patient’s name and physician’s name; no testing or code indicators are visible. Answer: You’re definitely on the right track because you aren’t disclosing code or testing information. But there are even more steps you can take to ensure your patients’ privacy. Step 1: Explore the option of moving the chart rack to an area that is not...

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