Discuss the purpose of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

Watch the video “Patient Records Request: What you need to know”

As a healthcare administrator in different types of practices, one of your responsibilities may be ensure the maintenance and proper retention of patient records. Whether it be for an audit, a response to a complaint or a lawsuit, a timely response is required for legal patient records requests. Explain the importance of maintaining complete & accurate records. As a healthcare manager, what policies and procedures do you feel are necessary to put in place to ensure that patient records are accurate and complete at all times? In smaller healthcare organizations that cannot afford higher grade EMR systems, how would you handle a healthcare professional’s (physician or nurse) inadequate visit documentation?

2. Describe the purpose of licensure, certification and credentialing.

3. Discuss how the Privacy Act of 1974 & the HIPAA of 1996 safeguard a patient’s privacy.