The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): Its broad effect on practice

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1440-1443

  Feld, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CSB 2 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; CRIME; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22744434406     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50621.x     Document Type: Review

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