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Adding a HIPAA Contact

You can track HIPAA consents, authorizations, disclosures, and complaints by adding these contacts to a patient or account record.

To add a HIPAA contact:

1. Select an option:

2. In a patient record:Select Contacts > By Date from the Options section of the Express bar or the Options menu.

3. In an account record:Select Contacts > By Date from the Options section of the Express bar or the Options menu.

The Contacts for List window is displayed.

2. Click Add. The Contacts for window is displayed.

3. Select the HIPAA category from the drop-down list.

4. Type the information in the Re field.

5. Select the contact status and the means of communication in the appropriate drop-down lists.

6. Type the response information and any notes in the appropriate fields.

7. Click OK.

8. Click Close.