Direct Patient Access to Laboratory Test Results: A Review of the New HHS Proposed Rule

A recorded webinar hosted by the National Independent Laboratory Association (NILA) and the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) on October 11, 2011 ABB-PEER Approved for 0.15 CEU On September 14, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Proposed Rule to amend HIPAA and CLIA regulations to permit patients direct access to laboratory test results.  The new rule would require a laboratory, upon request by a patient, to provide access to completed test reports without having these reports first shared with the patient by the treating physician.  The rule presents challenges and opportunities for the laboratory community, and NILA and AAB will be responding to HHS with comments as the agency works to prepare a final rule.   This webinar was held to help clinical laboratories understand how this rule would amend current law and regulatory requirements, what laboratories must do to comply with new requirements, and what challenges and opportunities this will present for your business.   Agenda  The Purpose of the HHS Proposal on Laboratory Test Results - An Overview Current HIPAA and CLIA Requirements and Proposed Changes  Current State Rules and Proposed Changes  Issues of Concern for Laboratories:  Patient Authentication, Patient Representatives, Laboratory Expenditures   Opportunities the Rule Presents for Laboratories Questions and Answers  Speakers  Julie Scott Allen Drinker Biddle & Reath, Washington, DC    Charles C. Dunham IV O'Connell and Aronowitz, Albany, New York    Erin Will Morton Drinker Biddle & Reath, Washington, DC Jeffrey J. Sherrin, J.D. O'Connell and Aronowitz, Albany, New York    Moderator Pat Lanza NILA Chairman

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