Are there any legal considerations with using electronic signatures for various patient forms such as HIPAA consent and coordination of benefits?
Answer: I am not a lawyer, but electronic signatures are incredibly common in the world these days, and our patients sign some forms that way so the paperwork is complete before they arrive.
This question was answered by: Ruth Landé, vice president, patient revenues, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and a member of HFMA’s Metropolitan New York Chapter.
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