Practice Management Updates
Fees for Medical Records Effective 2/2020
The new maximum fees for copying will be $26.06 plus $0.60 per page for the cost of labor and supplies for copies provided in paper form and $24.40 for additional costs if records are maintained off-site. The new maximum fees for copying will be $26.06 plus $0.60 per page, or $114.17 total, whichever is less, for copies provided electronically For more information, go to https://health.mo.gov/atoz/fees.php
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a covered entity may only charge an individual or the individual’s personal representative a reasonable cost-based fee. The Office for Civil Rights has posted guidance regarding what a covered entity provider may charge an individual or the individual’s personal representative at https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/353/if-patients-request-copies-of-medical-records-are-they-required-to-pay-for-copies/index.html.
The new maximum fees for copying will be $26.06 plus $0.60 per page for the cost of labor and supplies for copies provided in paper form and $24.40 for additional costs if records are maintained off-site. The new maximum fees for copying will be $26.06 plus $0.60 per page, or $114.17 total, whichever is less, for copies provided electronically For more information, go to https://health.mo.gov/atoz/fees.php
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a covered entity may only charge an individual or the individual’s personal representative a reasonable cost-based fee. The Office for Civil Rights has posted guidance regarding what a covered entity provider may charge an individual or the individual’s personal representative at https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/353/if-patients-request-copies-of-medical-records-are-they-required-to-pay-for-copies/index.html.
Show-Me Health Information Network (SHINE of Missouri), a new HIE, will allow connected physicians to share patient information while employing powerful analytic reports designed to help improve clinical outcomes, reduce inefficiencies, and positively impact patient safety.
