HIPAA Violations start getting recognized and enforced

The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law in 1996  What HIPAA is universally known for is protecting the privacy of your medical information. On April 14, 2003, the law was revised with the following provisions:

A Guiding Light in the Middle of the Night: the Life of a Medical Student

“Beep, beep, beep” – the one sound you dread to hear at 3 AM. As you get up from what you thought might be a few “clutch hours” of precious sleep, you see the numbers “6666” on your beeper – and your heart sinks… It’s the ER with your 7 th admission of the night. […]

Nutrition receives new attention in Medical Field

Medical students have noticed that nutrition and diet receive scant attention in their course of studies. Now, they want change—in the form of dietary knowledge they can use to treat common health problems. Diet, Medicine, and Social Issues Are Coming Together in Britain More and more people today are coping with weight concerns, depression, and […]