Host Nick Healey welcomes to the show Deb Wade, who serves as the medical staff coordinator at a large rural hospital, to discuss the confidentiality and privilege protections that medical staff routinely encounter as they intake, create, and disseminate records and information across the breadth of a hospital or health system. Requests for information are everyday occurrences, and knowing how to handle and route requests is a key component of managing risk, adhering to safeguards, and complying with all applicable laws and See more +
Host Nick Healey welcomes to the show Deb Wade, who serves as the medical staff coordinator at a large rural hospital, to discuss the confidentiality and privilege protections that medical staff routinely encounter as they intake, create, and disseminate records and information across the breadth of a hospital or health system. Requests for information are everyday occurrences, and knowing how to handle and route requests is a key component of managing risk, adhering to safeguards, and complying with all applicable laws and regulations. Nick and Deb discuss the best practices associated with medical staff confidentiality, including the crucial role leadership plays in setting the appropriate tone at the top, the challenges associated with peer review privilege laws, and how medical staff professionals should interact with other departments within the hospital.
Tune in to catch an important conversation regarding confidentiality and privilege protections that has immediate applicability to medical staff operations.
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