1.0Eagle Associates Newshttps://eagleassociates.net/newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IthwnKfSbX"><a href="https://eagleassociates.net/news/2017/08/disclosures-for-treatment-purposes/">Disclosures for Treatment Purposes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://eagleassociates.net/news/2017/08/disclosures-for-treatment-purposes/embed/#?secret=IthwnKfSbX" width="600" height="338" title="“Disclosures for Treatment Purposes” — Eagle Associates News" data-secret="IthwnKfSbX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://eagleassociates.net/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://eagleassociates.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/26-disclosures-web.jpg1000600There are circumstances under which a patient’s authorization is NOT required to disclose their protected health information (PHI). One of those circumstances is when covered entities, such as practices, share patient information with another provider for treatment purposes. Many practices do not understand this provision, and require other practices to obtain a signed authorization before... Continue reading →