Health Care Law
| Living Will and the Withdrawal of Life Support |
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| Although it's not a pleasant thing to think about, prudent individuals must plan for the eventuality of death. Such planning includes not only making a last will and testament but also executing a living will, otherwise known as a durable power of attorney for health care. More... |
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| EMTALA and the 250-Yard Rule |
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| The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act imposes duties on hospitals with regard to patients who appear in their emergency rooms and are either medically unstable or are in active labor. The "250-yard rule" clarifies a hospital's obligation with regard to patients who suffer emergencies near, but outside the physical confines, of a hospital's emergency room.
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| Insurance Coverage for Clinical Trials |
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| Clinical trials are research studies conducted with people who volunteer to take part. Most insurers deem clinical trials experimental and either refuse to cover an insured's costs associated with participation in a clinical trial or limit coverage to certain costs. More... |
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| Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services |
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| Tele-health frequently involves the use of two-way interactive audio/video telecommunications, computers, and telemetry to deliver health services to remote patients and to facilitate information exchange between primary care physicians and specialists. Medicare now reimburses healthcare providers in eligible areas for a number of tele-health services. More... |
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| NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES FOR PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION |
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| Generally, an individual has a right to adequate notice of a covered entity's uses and disclosures of protected health information. The notice must explain both the individual's rights relative to his or her protected health information and the covered entity's legal duties relative to the protected health information.
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