What are Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rules?
Medicare’s new Anti-Mark up Rules went into effect on January 1, 2009.The Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rules are meant to prevent the mark up (price increase) of certain diagnostic tests that are …
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Organ Donor Declarations
On the morning of July 21, 2009 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that there were 102,486 people waiting for organ transplants in the United States. Organ transplants occur when an organ, or part of an organ, is taken from an organ donor, who may be living or deceased, and transplanted into another body. It is an important part of modern medicine that is …
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What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
Essentially, the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) sets forth your privacy rights to your medical and health information. The Privacy Rule defines who may have access to your medical information, and under what circumstances another person or organization can have access to that information. The Privacy Rule applies …
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