I hate to weigh in here one more time, but my understanding what that we have to provide the pt/client an accounting of all disclosures that were not specifically covered by an authorization (initially, it was interpreted that those had to be logged and tracked also, but that was amended in the final regs, since the argument was made that the pt would have knowledge of disclosures s/he had authorized in writing). I know another gentleman on this thread last week indicated that he planned to track those also, just to keep the disclosure log complete and to simplify the procedures for HIM staff; however, I do believe that authorized disclosures are not required to be tracked.
So, our disclosure log must contain a record of all disclosures not covered by a written authorization and those that are not a part of treatment, payment and healthcare operations. Regardless of everything we list in the NPP (and it should list all these as possibilities), we have to track these and record them, providing them for a pt when requested. Have I confused different parts of the regs in this interpretation? Teri Baskett, CISO LifeSpring Mental Health Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
