A patients request to amend should be obtained in writing and documented

When an employee commits repeated privacy breaches the employee may be subjected to disciplinary actions by the practice:

The practice of Standard Precautions includes: hand hygiene, barrier protection, such as using gloves and/or other PPE, safer needle practices, respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette.

Bloodborne pathogens training must be provided every 3 years.

Protecting PHI is an ongoing process and your office staff should always be looking for ways to protect it.

How long does your office have to respond to a patients request to amend a record?

The required language in the NPP includes a description of:

Patients can request to amend their health information if:

The privacy official may appoint a deputy privacy official to help implement the Privacy Rule.

To comply with the Privacy Rule your office has to appoint a person whose only responsibility is to act as the privacy official.