- Revenue Cycle Management
- COVID-19
- Reimbursement
- Diabetes Awareness Month
- Risk Management
- Patient Retention
- Staffing
- Medical Economics® 100th Anniversary
- Coding and documentation
- Business of Endocrinology
- Telehealth
- Physicians Financial News
- Cybersecurity
- Cardiovascular Clinical Consult
- Locum Tenens, brought to you by LocumLife®
- Weight Management
- Business of Women's Health
- Practice Efficiency
- Finance and Wealth
- EHRs
- Remote Patient Monitoring
- Sponsored Webinars
- Medical Technology
- Billing and collections
- Acute Pain Management
- Exclusive Content
- Value-based Care
- Business of Pediatrics
- Concierge Medicine 2.0 by Castle Connolly Private Health Partners
- Practice Growth
- Concierge Medicine
- Business of Cardiology
- Implementing the Topcon Ocular Telehealth Platform
- Malpractice
- Influenza
- Sexual Health
- Chronic Conditions
- Technology
- Legal and Policy
- Money
- Opinion
- Vaccines
- Practice Management
- Patient Relations
- Careers
Full disclosure
Does the minimum necessary standard always apply, or should I release more complete information under certain circumstances?
Q: Does the minimum necessary standard always apply, or should I release more complete information under certain circumstances?
A: The concept of minimum necessary doesn't apply when (1) another healthcare provider (for instance, a consulting or referring physician) needs medical information for treatment purposes; (2) the patient concerned requests the information; (3) the patient signs a form authorizing release of certain information; (4) the disclosure is made to the Department of Health and Human Services; (5) the disclosure is required by law (for example, in cases of abuse or neglect, for judicial or administrative proceedings, or for law enforcement purposes); or (6) the disclosure is required for compliance with a HIPAA provision.
