Technology provides undeniable benefits to medical recordkeeping. A computerized system allows medical care providers to store and share crucial patient information more cost-effectively and efficiently than the outmoded paper file ...
Most health care providers are familiar with the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. However, the rules regarding when and to whom medical ...
The Affordable Care Act established the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to centralize information about medical professionals that previously appeared across multiple systems. Launched in May 2013 and managed by ...
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) requires covered entities, such as physicians and health plans, to notify individuals when their unsecured health information is ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 is ushering in major changes to the health care sector in 2014, when most of its provisions will come into effect. There are ...
