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Healthcare Compliance for New Providers: Getting Started

American Medical Compliance

Moreover, compliance with HIPAA helps healthcare providers avoid substantial fines and legal penalties associated with data breaches, thereby maintaining compliance with federal standards and ensuring the smooth operation of their practices. It ensures healthcare providers operate ethically.

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Parent Liability When a Child Harms Others While Riding an E-bike

Medical Law

There are complex legal issues involved when someone is harmed by a child, and this could have serious implications for parents who allow their children to ride e-bikes. Available damages in these cases are limited to medical, dental, and hospital expenses.

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American Physican Partners’ Closing Raises Questions

ACEP Now

one of the country’s largest physician staffing firms, announced on July 17 through an email to its employees its intention to cease operations July 31, the chilling effects were felt across a workforce of 2,500 APP-employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians working at the 153 hospital emergency departments it managed in 18 states.