Readability level of health insurance portability and accountability act notices of privacy practices used by nursing homes

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 96-99

  Walfish, Steven ^a,b   Ducey, Bryan B ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; READING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSENT FORMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIVACY; READING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16644372072     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1530073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128488-200410000-00006     Document Type: Article

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