Stay updated on the latest advancements in medical records retrieval, organization, summarization, and regulation in our blog.
Last week our newsletter was about what WhatsApp was making to its privacy practices, including sharing information and data with Facebook (Facebook owns WhatsApp). After WhatsApp’s privacy changes were announced, there was a widespread backlash. People are rightly...
On its website, WhatsApp, the popular Facebook-owned messaging app, says that "Privacy and Security are in our DNA." WhatsApp's DNA will mutate as of February 8th. This should concern attorneys that use the platform. WhatsApp touts itself as a platform that provides...
You would think that you could throw out an objectionable property of your children in your own home. But, if you do, beware of a lawsuit from an angry son or daughter. In Michigan, a federal court judge recently addressed whether parents were liable for money damages...
On December 9th, the FDA announced a nationwide recall by a pharmaceutical distributor because of a "product mix-up" which resulted in sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, "inadvertently packaged together" with trazodone tablets, which treats major depressive...
Many states require that an expert in a medical malpractice case be engaged in the active clinical practice of medicine. These rules help prevent the proliferation of “professional” witnesses who do not treat patients but nevertheless opine how treating doctors...
There have been reports of many people diagnosed with Covid-19 following cruise voyages. One voyage alone has been linked to 900 infections and 28 deaths. In turn, there have been numerous lawsuits, including class actions, filed nationwide on behalf of plaintiffs who...
The case Hance v. Super Store Indus., 44 Cal. App. 5th 676 (2020), decided in January by the California Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate District, reminds attorneys that enter into fee sharing agreements that it is important to follow all rules of professional conduct...
What is a Medical Chronology? A Medical Chronology is a report that provides a concise, factual, and informative summary of the claimant’s medical history. As attorneys, you juggle multiple cases. Sifting through huge volumes of medical records can be time-consuming....
The protection of healthcare information is the responsibility of any company or service that uses patient healthcare information (PHI or ePHI). Lawfirms & attorneys who are entrusted with confidential health information regularly should place additional emphasis...
What is HITECH? Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) sets the criteria for the secure management of Electronically Protected Health Information (ePHI). It aims to eliminate issues like loss or theft of data, data entry errors, etc....