McKnight's November 4, 2022
LAS VEGAS — Long-term care providers who have had their attention diverted by pandemic and other urgent matters need to start preparing for new HIPAA requirements as soon as possible, a pair of health-records experts stressed at the PointClickCare [email protected] 2022.
The complexity of demands on providers will ramp up considerably and there is little time to waste devising new plans and processes, noted Jayne Warwick, a one-time facility director of operations and currently the senior director of medical records compliance for PointClickCare. While she forecasts changes will be put in play in 2023, she said preparation will take time to be in compliance.
“COVID has disrupted (providers) from really paying attention to things that aren’t imminent now. They...