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Individual Access to Medical Records: 50 State Comparison

WEBLSA –R.S. 40:1299.96: A health care provider must furnish a copy of a medical record within 15 days from a patient's request. LSA –R.S. 40:2144: Hospitals …

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Status of Health Information Exchanges: 50 State Comparison

WEBThis comparative map illustrates the structure of all 50 states' Health Information Exchange (HIE) State Designated Entity (SDE). The states are identified …

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Fast Facts: What is health information exchange

WEBThe term “health information exchange” is used to refer to two distinct concepts. Health information exchange (a verb) is the act of moving health-related …

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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)

WEBThe entities impacted by the PSQIA include patient safety organizations and providers.2 A provider is an individual or entity authorized under state law to provide health care …

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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access Health …

WEBMedical Records Collection, Retention, and Access. Medical records are those records kept on individual patients by providers that include health history, diagnostic information, …

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States Health Information & the Law

WEBState law regulates when a provider may disclose personal health information, to whom the information may be disclosed, and for what purpose. States also set standards for …

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HITECH/ARRA Health Information & the Law

WEB1. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), P.L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115 (2009). 2. Public Health Service Act § 3000 et seq. [42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.] (as added by …

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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Indiana

WEBInd. Code Ann. § 16-41-6-9 - Information on confidential part of birth certificate. This law states that the state department of health requires that every birth/stillbirth certificate’s …

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Federal Laws Health Information & the Law

WEBThe Federal Information Security and Management Act (“FISMA”) is a federal law that provides security protections to information collected or maintained by or for a federal …

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Quality Measurement and Reporting in New York Health …

WEBManaged care providers in New York must have internal quality assurance mechanisms and comply with the quality assurance standards established by the Commissioner.1 …

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA

WEB1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 18, 26, 29, and 42 …

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Florida Health Information & the Law

WEBFlorida operates the Florida Health Information Exchange (HIE). The Florida HIE was established under a Cooperative Agreement with the ONC in March of 2010. Harris …

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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in …

WEBUnder Massachusetts law, a physician must maintain adequate records for each patient, and retain the record for at least seven years from the date of the last encounter with the …

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Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access in Michigan

WEBUnder Michigan law, a physician must keep a patient’s records for at least seven years after the patient’s last visit.1 Similarly, Michigan law requires healthcare …

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Medical Record Retention Required of Health Care Providers: 50 …

WEBState Medical Record Retention Time Required by State Law Details; Alabama: Records must be kept for a minimum of 3-5 years: ALA. ADMIN. CODE r. 420 …

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Privacy and Confidentiality in Florida Health Information & the Law

WEBFlorida’s constitution provides its citizens with the right to privacy.1The following information must be kept confidential: All personal identifying information contained in health …

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Medicaid/CHIP Data Requirements in New York Health …

WEBMandatory reporting by Medicaid providers (cost/utilization information) Requirements for Health Homes and Medicaid Beneficiaries – N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 365-l

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Reporting Requirements for the Cancer Registry and Skin Cancer

WEBThe Commissioner must submit an annual report to the governor, speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of the senate that evaluates the cancer registry’s quality …

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Collection and Utilization of Performance Data and Hospital …

WEBThe department must collect utilization and performance data through the statewide health information system so that consumers may make informed decisions.

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Medical Peer Review in New York Health Information & the Law

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Privacy and Confidentiality in Maine Health Information & the Law

WEBMaine law states that individual health care information is confidential and may not be disclosed other than to the individual, except in limited circumstances.1 In addition, the …

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The Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule: Overview and Outlook

WEBIntroduction. On August 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule on the Stage 2 Meaningful Use criteria that eligible professionals …

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