1. Are health care providers and other covered entities required to document incidental disclosures permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Rule, in an accounting of disclosures provided to an individual?
2. Is documentation required when a health care provider's staff reviews charts to remind patients to schedule follow-up visits?
3. Is documentation required when a health care provider discloses information to an insurance company to answer a claims question?
4. Is documentation required when a health care provider calls another health care provider to discuss a patient’s condition?
5. Is documentation required when a health care provider consults a chart to answer a patient’s question?
6. What do the HIPAA regulations require in the way of documentation?
7. How long must the required documentation be retained?
8. What types of documentation are we required to maintain under the HIPAA regulations?