HIPAA Potentially at Odds With New Laws on Gender-Affirming Care
States are enacting legislation that would require health care providers to violate patients’ privacy rights under HIPAA.
States are enacting legislation that would require health care providers to violate patients’ privacy rights under HIPAA.
Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.
Proposed changes that could directly impact practices include shortening the timeframe for responding to patient requests for records.
Showing employees appreciation for their efforts is particularly important to engender their loyalty.
Breaches involving user names and passwords soared 450% in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with 2019, according to the ForgeRock 2021 Consumer Identity Breach Report.
Diffuse myofascial pain associated with fatigue and poor sleep hygiene have been noted in patients with long-COVID.
Medical information is especially valuable to data thieves for a number of reasons.
In addition to instituting flexible work schedules to attract and retain employees, practices can consider technologic solutions that reduce staffing needs by improving office efficiency.
Many organizations adopt overly conservative policies that restrict otherwise completely legal uses of health care data.
Physicians have been under greater stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they can take steps to lower the risk of burnout.