General Provider Information

General Provider Information A. Teleradiology services must be delivered by an enrolled Medicaid provider, in accordance with Miss. Admin. Code Title 23, Part 200, Chapter 4 acting within their scope-of-practice and license and in accordance with state and federal guidelines. B. The use and delivery of teleradiology services does not alter a covered provider’s privacy obligations under federal/and or state law and a provider or entity operating telehealth services that involve protected health information (“PHI”) must meet the same Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements the provider or entity would for a service provided in person. C. The teleradiology service provider must ensure: 1. Images are provided without clinically significant loss of data from image acquisition through transmission to final image display to enable the consulting provider to accurately interpret the image, 2. Equipment used provides image quality appropriate to the clinical need. 3. The radiologic examination at the originating site be performed at the originating site by qualified personnel: a) Trained in the performance of the specified radiological service, b) Operating within the licensure requirements of the state in which the service is being performed, and c) Under the supervision of a qualified licensed physician. 4. Teleradiology systems provide network and software security protocols to protect the confidentiality of a beneficiary’s identification and imaging data with measures implemented to safeguard the data and to ensure data integrity against intentional or unintentional corruption of the data.