Medical Records Law Conference in Alaska

I recently had an opportunity to be a speaker at an educational conference held in Alaska.  The topic was medical records law, and although I learned a lot while brushing up for my discussion on HIPAA, I was amazed at what great things I learned from the other presenters.  Lauren, who’s a legal nurse consultant who reviews my potential medical negligence cases, was also asked to speak.  She had a very interesting presentation about how medical records can be used on the plaintiff’s side, and then how they can be used on the defense side. Lauren and I did another presentation together with four case studies on how medical records can be used in litigation, with actual chart notes used as examples.  And then I spoke about the basics of HIPAA, the privacy and security rules and how recent legislation has made HIPAA much more strict, with large penalties for violations.  Overall, a great experience and I hope the attendees enjoyed it and learned a lot!