Sep 20, 2022 | Blog, Dental Practices, Law, Medical Practices
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal regulation to protect patient health information (PHI) from the public at large. As a federal law and rule, HIPAA provides guidance on exactly who is covered underneath this rule,...
Mar 5, 2020 | Blog, Dental Practices, General, Medical Practices
In any practice, there are a number of forms that must be signed by patients. These may include the following: HIPAA privacy forms, consent for treatment, general office policies and a health/dental history form. Invariably, there will also be a financial policy form...
Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Dental Practices, General, Law, Medical Practices
Tele-practice is becoming increasingly common. Consultations, as well as tele-health care, are provided via Skype, Zoom or other video-conferencing platforms that preclude the need for geographical proximity between doctor and patient. For practitioners who choose to...
Jan 3, 2019 | Blog, General, Law, Medical Practices
Social media has become prevalent in every aspect of life. Given this, it is important that practitioners are careful about how they and their employees use social media so as not to violate any HIPAA regulations. The obvious solution is to enforce a no cell phone use...
Jun 29, 2018 | General, Law
As of May 25, 2018, the GDPR, which stands for the General Data Protection Regulation, was implemented in the European Union (EU). This regulation is much more expansive than our United States HIPAA law, and its coverage area is quite large considering many different...
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