RE: When to have the patient sign an authorization

I believe that HIPAA requires any authorization to expire either on a specific date or at a specific event. An event expiration could in fact, be upon the individual's demise. Unfortunately I don't have a specific cite from the rag on this. Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster Associates

RE: Is HIPAA Individually Liable?

I get this right? Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Professionals in Health Care EDI 39432 North Avenue Beach Park, IL 60099 Voice: 847-872-8070 Fax: 847-872-6860 eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rfa-edi.com -Original Message- From: Nancy Jones [mailto

RE: Medical Records

Furthermore, any action of this nature should/would be the responsibility of the deceased physician's executor and not the practice. The practice appears not to own the med recs, etc. Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Professionals in Health Care EDI 39432 North Avenue

RE: HIPAA EDI

, and not more than $25,000 per person per violation of an identical requirement or prohibition for a calendar year. With certain exceptions, the procedural provisions in section 1128A of the Act, ''Civil Monetary Penalties,'' are applicable to imposition of these penalties. Rachel Foerster Principal

RE: Covered Entity or Not

Fax is considered an electronic transaction by CMS if the document originated as an electronic document in a computer system and is faxed from that computer system. Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Professionals in Health Care EDI 39432 North Avenue Beach Park, IL 60099

RE: medical vendors as Business Associates

that has already determined its activity in directly providing to the patient their DME classified products and for which they then submit a claim for reimbursement makes this activity/role a covered entity. Rachel Foerster CEO PresidentRachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Professionals in Health

RE: Amendment Questions

in the modified NPP to indicate that the NPP applies not only to health information created or received after the new NPP but also to ALL health held by the CE prior to the newly modified NPP. Rachel Foerster Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Voice: 847-872-8070 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rfa

RE: Security Requirements

Title: Message Yes Rachel Foerster Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Voice: 847-872-8070 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rfa-edi.com # This transmission may be confidential or protected from disclosure and is only

RE: *LAWYERS LIE IN WAIT FOR HIPAA REGS

if they are sufficient for the intended information exchange...In this scenario, of course, then digital certs, signatures, etc. could be efficiently and effectively managed as well, since one could assume that the number of end-points would be a reasonable number. Rachel Foerster -Original

RE: faxes

avoid legal liability or receive reduce liability insurance premium rates? Rachel Foerster -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:45 PMTo: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup ListSubject: Re: faxesTo me

RE: Collection Accts.

rendered such that there would not be any disclosure of PHI in order to collect payment, the provider is not obligated to treatunless there might be an EMTALA issue. Rachel Rachel Foerster Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Voice: 847-872-8070 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message

RE: Unnecessary BAAs

be the mechanism that should enable this party to terminate this or any other agreement. Rachel Rachel Foerster Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Voice: 847-872-8070 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: rachelmcass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 9:44

RE: business associate - yes or no?

and is contracting with another healthcare provider to perform treatment services to its patients on its behalf. Rachel Rachel Foerster Rachel Foerster Associates, Ltd. Voice: 847-872-8070 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: taway3 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November