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States May Dictate e-Signature Rules

Published on Thu Sep 23, 2021

Question: Our small practice still sees a majority of our Medicare benefi­ciaries via telehealth. When we have them sign paperwork digitally, is there anything we need to do to ensure the paperwork is HIPAA-compliant? Nevada Subscriber Answer: Electronic signatures are actually not discussed in any of the HIPAA rules. In fact, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance [...]
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