Posts Tagged ‘Issues’

Common Sense for Making Health Care Choices

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Common Sense for Making Health Care Choices

Copyright (c) 2008 Mary Ann Copson

“I guess you don’t think I should take antibiotics do you?”

As an alternative health care practitioner, this is a question people sometimes ask, fully expecting me to say that I don’t think they should take antibiotics.  Actually, I make no categorical judgments against antibiotics. Used at the appropriate time, in the appropriate manner, antibiotics can be an absolutely cru (more…)

The Department of Health and Human Services (hhs) Outlines Regulations for the Use and Dissemination of Individual Health Care Information

Thursday, December 18th, 2008
The Department of Health and Human Services (hhs) Outlines Regulations for the Use and Dissemination of Individual Health Care Information

HIPAA, Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, defines rules and requirement on privacy and security practices of health care information. In Title II, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlines regulations for the use and dissemination of individual health care information.

These rules apply to covered entities, including health plans, health care clearinghouses, such as outsourced billing companies and commu (more…)

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