There are some things that you need to know about HIPAA and OSHA when opening a medical practice. Obviously, the most important aspect of HIPAA is their privacy protection act. The HIPAA privacy protection act went into effect in April 2003 for covered entities and a medical practice is usually always covered under this law. [...]
read full article →There are thousands of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations that take place each year and these could be intentional or unintentional. There is no distinction between intentional and unintentional violations in the act and there are various penalties that are stipulated. One of the main objectives of HIPAA is to safeguard the [...]
read full article →The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has been around for almost 35 years. The FDCPA is a federal law that applies to every state. In other words, everyone is protected by the FDCPA. The FDCPA is essentially a laundry list of what debt collects can and cannot do while collecting a debt, as well [...]
read full article →A twelve year old Canadian girl was grounded by her father for posting inappropriate pictures of herself online and chatting on websites that her father had tried to block. As unsafe as the Internet is for children, this would normally be considered to be protecting your child as a conscientious parent. The little girl didn’t [...]
read full article →Prior to the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), there were numerous instances of misuse of patient data for commercial purposes. The confidential medical records of patients were not safeguarded, and this was in violation of the privacy of patients. After the patient becomes aware that their medical records have been [...]
read full article →While Fresno State policy limits the smoking population to designated smoking areas, not all students are aware they exist. There are currently 25 selected areas for students, staff, faculty and guests of the university to use while they are smoking. These areas are located across the campus, and are marked with benches and a specific [...]
read full article →The Indian Copyright Law under the Indian Copyright of 1957 is the true manifestation of the Berne Convention of Copyrights, of which India is an active member. Moreover, India is also a dynamic member of World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva. The act was put in place in 1957 by the government of India to protect [...]
read full article →Employees of health care organizations will need to complete the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training program. The training program will help them know the various rules and regulations that need to be followed for better compliance. The training programs can be completed both in classrooms and through the online medium depending on [...]
read full article →Privacy is a very valuable thing, and in the past it was often taken for granted. It is getting harder and harder to protect these days due to the advancement of the internet and other technologies. It is because of such advancements that Congress made the determination that it was time to legislate privacy rules [...]
read full article →Although we greatly value our privacy, we have often taken it for granted. Internet and technology advancements have made it more and more difficult to protect. This is precisely why Congress determined that it was time to legislate some privacy guidelines in certain areas. Therefore, in 1996 the HIPAA privacy rules were born. In 2003 [...]
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