Readability level of HIPAA notices of privacy practices used by physical rehabilitation centers

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-159

  Walfish, Steven ^a,b   Sharp, Sean P ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Atlanta Center for Cognitive Therapy   (United States)

^c KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIVACY; READING; REHABILITATION CENTER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CODES OF ETHICS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PRIVACY; READING; REHABILITATION CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

EID: 23744498521     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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5. See note 1 above.
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10. See note 2 above.
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13. See note 3 above.
14. See note 12 above.