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Pediatric HIPAA Policies Should Consider Photography Rules

Published on Tue Sep 09, 2014

Plus: Laptop theft places hospital in treacherous waters. Recent class-action lawsuits have highlighted the extremely expensive consequences of healthcare professionals who photograph or videotape patients inappropriately. If your pediatric practice photographs or records patients in the course of providing care, make sure your HIPAA policies contain strong parameters for this. Johns Hopkins Hospital recently agreed to a $190-million settlement with [...]
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