Telemedicine pitfalls to avoid at the state and federal levels

Mobile healthcare technology allows doctors and patients to connect in a virtual patient waiting room. Telemedicine, as many call it, has benefits as well as burdens on everyone involved. There are several state and federal regulatory operations, laws and policies overseeing the use of mobile health technologies. Not only users, but also providers of mobile […]

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HIPAA violation triggers $1.44 million jury verdict against Walgreen’s and pharmacist

Most people understand that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) concerns the privacy of our personal healthcare information. Indeed the Act establishes strict rules for the professionals who have access to and keep our private records that contain information from our height and weight to medications we take and illnesses we […]

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