Law & Medicine

New HIPAA Requirements

Cutis. 2014 March;93(3):126-128

By

Joseph Eastern, MD

Ignoring the recently proposed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act changes could be very costly. Physicians should conduct a thorough risk assessment for their practices as soon as possible. Dr. Joseph Eastern discusses the most important and relevant aspects of the regulations that require immediate attention from dermatologists.

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