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Which Situations Allow a Medical Professional to Release Information?

HIPAA Journal

To find evidence supporting this statement, you only have to look at stories covered by mainstream news channels in which patients and their families have been denied their HIPAA rights by medical professionals, or in which politicians have failed to grasp the basics of health information privacy.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health care spending hits $4.5 Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO.

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Healthcare AI – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

In 2023, we will see AI handling more patient requests such as providing basic medical information and answering questions, asking for prescriptions, scheduling appointments, processing requests across the supply chain, etc. Judy Jiao, Chief Information Officer at National Government Services.