- Few sure things for doctors in health care reform plan
- Health providers facing stiff HIPAA regulations
Physician practices scramble to comply with new privacy reg
Physicians in many small practices are still struggling to comply with Massachusetts’ sweeping new data privacy regulation that went into effect on March 1 – and many doctors aren’t even aware of the changes.
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Physicians face pay cut for MRIs, CT scans
Federal health regulators have announced new rules that will result in reduced payments for doctors who use expensive medical-imaging machines to screen patients for diseases such as cancer and heart problems.
...MOREHealth providers facing stiff HIPAA regulations
In the coming months, health care providers and contractors to the health industry can expect broader HIPAA coverage, beefed-up enforcement and stiffer civil penalties for violations.
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- At a recent deposition, my attorney asked me whether a certain medical outcome was “possible.” How can I best respond to such a question in the future?
- How long am I required to keep a patient’s records once he leaves my practice?
- If someone sends me an unsolicited e-mail asking for medical advice and I reply, does that put me at risk for malpractice?
- A 17-year-old patient who is married and on active duty in the military needs surgery and says that he can provide consent for the treatment, even though he’s a minor. Is he correct?
- Why are health care employers’ worries tripling?
- What is the government investigating in health care fraud this year?
- How can I prevent medical identity theft?
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- American Medical Association
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMIC
- Department of Health and Human Services Health IT Information
- E-prescribing rules from CMS
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
- Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative
- Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Medical Legal Partnership for Children
- ProMutualGroup
- Risk Management Foundation
- The Joint Commission
- The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center
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