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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill of Health

Specifically, they may point out that healthcare providers are generally only liable for medical malpractice if they violate a customary standard of care (that is, if they fail to act as similarly situated providers would in the situation). This argument has two major weaknesses.

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HIPAA Consent Form: An Essential Tool in Preserving Patient Privacy

Compliancy Group

Failure to get informed consent can have dire consequences for your organization. Furthermore, a doctor using or sharing PHI without proper authorization can be liable for malpractice simply for breaching the principle of informed consent. HIPAA Photo Consent Form Not all PHI use is related to treatment.

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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

This information was published due to the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) which began May 12, 2023. The requirement for consent is sometimes paired with other requirement such as the need to ensure the same level of care is delivered via telehealth as would be expected in-person.

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Should TikTok Doctors Owe Any Duty of Care Toward Their Followers?

Bill of Health

A recent survey showed that almost 1 in 5 Americans now turn to TikTok before their doctor for health advice. By Sarah Gabriele Doctors are now using social media platforms to spread medical knowledge and to interact with the communities that they are actively building.

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Free Speech versus Public Health: The Role of Social Media (Part One)

Bill of Health

Haupt Social media is the new public health battleground. A look across these three scenarios vividly illustrates the theoretical and doctrinal weakness of current First Amendment jurisprudence, its ill fit with online speech, and its potentially detrimental effects on public health. by Claudia E.

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The Dr. Oz Paradox

Bill of Health

Professionals within a professional relationship are subject to a variety of legal constraints, such as informed consent requirements or professional malpractice liability if things go wrong. For example, free speech is not a defense against a malpractice claim.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

Hall Render

over Claims Practices Where things stand in Central California 1 month after a community hospital’s closure California hospital names Kelly Linden CEO Upcoming California health bills to watch, including a conversation with Rep. million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID-19 costs Four Mass. What to know.