Best Practices for Managing Mental/Behavioral Health Records/Psychotherapy Notes
By Elizabeth McElhiney, MHA, CHPS, CPHIMS, CRIS Director of Compliance and Government AffairsVerismaJune 20, 2024Under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Law, there’s a distinction between mental health records, part of a patient’s...
Best Practices for Managing Mental/Behavioral Health Records/Psychotherapy Notes
Under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Law, there’s a distinction between mental health records, part of a patient’s overall medical record, and psychotherapy notes, which are provided special consideration to be separate pieces of information.
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