The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to strengthen privacy and security protections for health information established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Current data indicates that more than a third of American adults - some 89 million people - lack sufficient health literacy to undertake and execute necessary medical treatments and preventive health care. 

The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. shares with members the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines related to proper handling and storage of these vaccines.

Producing the records from your EHR system should be designed to not copy or send anything that is "protected" or which was not requested. 

A new patient with no apparent disability comes to your office with an unleashed but behaved dog. Your receptionist tells the person that dogs are not permitted in the office, but the person barks back "It's a service dog and I know my rights so you can't hassle me about it."