Patients have a right to review their medical record and/or obtain a copy and healthcare providers are typically allowed to charge a fee for this service. However, with all the different rules and exceptions, copying fees can be confusing.

The healthcare industry faces a growing risk from cyber attacks, which makes it critical for CAP members to devote sufficient resources to designing and implementing a strategy that can mitigate that risk.

The Journal of Patient Safety asserts that medical errors in the hospital are the third leading cause of death in the United States. In other words, it is not a matter of if there will be an error, but when.

There have been several healthcare data breaches that have made the mainstream news, and they have sounded a major alarm on the cybersecurity issues in the healthcare industry. Patients, insurers, and employees are most impacted by these breaches.

Recent studies show the average user spends 1.72 hours per day on social media, which represents about 28 percent of all online activity[1]. With that much time spent on social media sites, it’s important for every large group practice to have a smart social media policy in place.