Practice Management Alert

Compliance:

Don't Look to Federal Law if State Law More Stringent

Some states’ rules on patient privacy exceed even HIPAA requirements. It may seem like there’s increasing tension between federal laws, which seem to be loosening all the time, and state laws, which are becoming increasingly strict. But the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule has been a point of contention between states and the feds since its [...]
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