Protecting Patient Privacy in the Age of Electronic Records
Dr. Eric M. Liederman, director of medical informatics for The Permanente Medical Group, discusses the move to electronic records and what drives privacy violations by practice staff.
As medical practices move to electronic health records and other platforms to increase access to patient information, they must also be wary of protecting privacy.
News of privacy violations from employees accessing EHRs for details on celebrities, politicians, and even their neighbors are occurring more frequently, but there are steps your practice can take to reduce or even prevent unauthorized access.
In this podcast, Dr. Eric M. Liederman, director of medical informatics for The Permanente Medical Group, discusses the move to electronic records and what drives privacy violations by practice staff. He also outlines what accountability measures you can take to protect privacy and avoid compromising quality care.
Liederman is among the presenters at this year’s HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
How to reduce surprise billing in your practice
November 15th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Kristina Hutson, a product line developer at Availity, about surprise billing events in independent healthcare practices and what owners and administrators can do to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence.
