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A HIPAA-compliant phone service is one that adheres to all the rules and regulations of HIPAA, ensuring the privacy and security of PHI. Because the rules of HIPAA state that covered entities are able to explore and adopt new, innovative technologies that may improve patient care, it’s vita...
such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), mandate organizations to implement controls and audit trails for data access and changes. By conducting audits, organizations can demonstrate compliance and avoid ...
Raw milk, touted by RFK Jr. and costing up to $21 a gallon, is under fire because of bird flu. What science says about the benefits and risks BYBeth Greenfield January 18, 2025 Aging Well-Medicare BYThe Associated Press 1 day ago ...
Under a Creative Commons license open accessABSTRACT Background The age-distribution of men who have sex with men (MSM) continues to change in the ‘Treat-All’ era as effective test-and-treat programs target key-populations. However, the nature of these changes and potential racial heterogeneiti...
Despite this tightening of restrictions, this researcher also reported that there are “gray areas” regarding how these restrictions are implemented and what sort of data or data management might create privacy breeches. “In the medical field, you have HIPAA, but on the consumer side, you don...
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For example, PHI under HIPAA may, under certain circumstances, “convert” to protected information under the CCPA. This may occur whenever the PHI under HIPAA is “de-identified” (and is no longer governed by HIPAA) but nevertheless qualifies as “identifiable” under the CCPA. Thus, the ...
HST is underutilized as a testing strategy Despite HST’s potential, it is not frequently used in community prevention and testing programs due to a number of important challenges [36,37,38]. Likely the most critical of these is that HST does not provide immediate linkage to care for those...
Question: Suppose an employer charges all employees the same premium, regardless of their health habits. Who benefits? Who is harmed? Is this ethical? Adverse Selection: The scenario highlighted in question presents an adverse selection prob...