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CMS Releases New Guidance Regarding Informed Consent for Sensitive Exams

Hall Render

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a memorandum to state survey agency directors highlighting revisions and clarification to the Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent (the “Guidance”).

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How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Healthcare IT Today

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. Up to now, HIPAA-compliant data security and generative AI haven’t gone hand-in-hand as AI is trained on large datasets centrally and often by third parties.

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How to Ensure Dental Regulatory Compliance 

American Medical Compliance

These include but are not limited to the following: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA has strict guidelines regarding the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (PHI). They include principles of patient care, confidentiality, and informed consent.

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Safely Navigating the Pitfalls of HIPAA Laws and Divorced Parents

Compliancy Group

How can you maintain a neutral standing, do what’s best for your patient, and navigate the potentially treacherous waters of HIPAA laws and divorce? Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant Keeping track of how HIPAA law differs in certain situations is difficult. HIPAA compliance prepares you for these! Please Wait.

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What is Non-Compliance in Healthcare?

MedTrainer

Here are some common non-compliance activities: Failure to Maintain HIPAA Compliance: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets strict guidelines for safeguarding patient health information. This includes training modules and tools for secure data management.

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What is Healthcare Compliance Ethics?

MedTrainer

This includes adhering to healthcare privacy laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) and maintaining accurate medical records. They should not disclose patient information without proper consent or legal justification.

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Protecting the Consumer at the Heart of DTC Precision Medicine

Bill of Health

The HIPAA Problem The privatization of next-generation medical technologies, especially in regenerative and precision medicine, further muddies the data-protection waters. In the context of health, let alone highly sophisticated cell signaling and microenvironment data, the web gets even more tangled.

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