Inter-facility transfer of patient information before and after HIPAA privacy measures

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 310-315

  Boockvar, Kenneth S ^a,b,c   Fridman, Bella ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 27744451498     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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