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Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery must be prevented at all costs. The 3 steps of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol make ...

Archive > April, 2002 Vol. III, No. 4

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Bush Administration Moves to Relieve HIPAA Burden

Bush Administration Moves to Relieve HIPAA Burden
Responding to the healthcare industry's concern that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy standard unduly burdens providers with yet another level of administrative tasks, the Bush Administration moved to simplify the regulation late last month. Unfortunately, the proposed changes do not seem to have simplified anything so far. Rather, says Scott A. Edelstein, JD, MPA, with the Los Angeles office of the law firm of McDermott, Will
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