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Notice of Privacy Practices

8 April 2014
Image of a padlock representing patient privacy and security.

From the US Department of Health and Human Services website: "The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires health plans and covered health care providers to develop and distribute a notice that provides a clear, user friendly explanation of individuals rights with respect to their personal health information and the privacy practices of health plans and health care providers. This page provides options for meeting the requirement ot create notices of privacy practices (NPP)."

Minorities Wait Longer for Breast Cancer Surgery

25 April 2013
Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, black and Hispanic patients were more likely to wait weeks for treatment, in a new study from California.
Source: Reuters Health