Ann W. Latner, JD

Corticosteroids may increase the percentage of patients without pain and the percentage of patients with normal function of the affected joint at 12 months.

There are few things as well known yet as poorly understood as The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as “HIPAA.” The portion that is most relevant to both practitioners and patients is HIPAA’s privacy rule establishing national standards to protect medical records and other personal health information.