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Transcript of © 2009 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Electronic Health Records.
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Electronic Health Records
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Agenda
Paper vs. electronic records Legal issues Email and PHI Records retention and destruction
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Paper vs. Electronic Records
Legal health record Contents of a paper medical chart along
with radiology films and other imaging Must meet federal and state law standards Must meet CMS and healthcare accrediting
agency requirements
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Paper vs. Electronic Records contd.
Electronic health record (EHR) Computerized format of a patient’s paper
health records Part of health information technology
system Consists of integrated information systems
and technologies, with different data and images
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Federal Laws and Preemption
HIPAA Enables electronic health records Preempts any state law that conflicts
E-SIGN Puts electronic signatures and records on
par with paper Preempts any state law that conflicts
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State Licensure for Any Health Records
Defines required contents of patient charts
May also have requirements for EHR as long as they don’t conflict with HIPAA and E-SIGN
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Accreditation Issues
Voluntary accreditation (e.g., Joint Commission, NCQA)
CMS requirements Electronic prescriptions
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Legal Issues in EHR
Authentication Provider documentation
Admissibility State law and rules of evidence
Hearsay Best evidence rule
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Email and PHI
HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules for EPHI
Electronic Privacy Communication Act Common problems associated with
Internet
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Records Retention and Destruction
State law requirements for retention of different types of records
CMS requirements for patient records Business practices