The Downside to HIPAA Compliance at this Practice

An effective compliance program can and does mitigate liability, so it's important to stay abreast of regulatory changes.

Physicians Practice® spoke with Michael Parisi, Vice President of assurance strategy and Community Development at high trust Alliance, about how physicians and practice owners can discern whether or not communications technology they are interested in integrating into their practice is certified secure.

Key takeaways from the OIG report on remote patient monitoring.

Physicians Practice® spoke with Dr. Anisha Abraham, author of the book "Raising Global Teens: A Practical Handbook for Parenting in the 21st Century", about signs that a patient may be at risk of suicide and self-harm as well as interventions and communication methods physicians can employ in the clinical setting.

Physicians and practices alike should have safeguards in place to prevent situations like this from happening.

Each practice should learn from the result of this HIPAA case.