Tag: notify
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How to Make HIPAA Disclosures During Mass Tragedies
In light of the recent incident in Las Vegas, the Office of Civil Rights, the government entity responsible for HIPAA Compliance, issued clarification guidance on the ability of a health care provider to share patient information during such situations. While such incidents are taxing on health care providers in terms of treating capacity and ability,…
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Before You Lock the Door and Turn Out the Lights . . .
Necessary Steps When Closing a Physician Practice The Gilberto Sanchez Story [1] Shortly after a group of DEA agents and other law enforcement personnel sporting tactical gear arrived in the parking lot with search and arrest warrants on a Tuesday early in August, Dr. Gilberto Sanchez was hauled away from his medical practice in the…