By Ron Slyker bio If you are a lab manager, you have more than likely heard the term “HIPAA compliance.” Most relate it to the protection of patient health information (PHI) within the office, but HIPAA compliance extends beyond internal communications. Ensuring...
Case: A Wisconsin inmate sued the prison’s medical staff for failing to diagnose and treat his hepatitis C infection. Among the defendants was the physician who ordered the lab tests revealing the extremely high level of liver enzymes in the inmate’s blood. So, the...