It was a year filled with tumultuous uncertainty, new regulations, and increasing physician burnout. Here's a look back at 2016.
It was a year filled with tumultuous uncertainty; new regulations, and increasing physician burnout. Here are 14 quotes that defined the year in healthcare. Links:www.physicianspractice.com/meaningful-use/physicians-are-happy-meaningful-use-almost-deadwww.physicianspractice.com/law-malpractice/when-docs-are-prescribed-medical-marijuanawww.physicianspractice.com/medical-billing-collections/dont-write-patient-copayswww.physicianspractice.com/healthcare-reform/macra-hit-small-practices-hardwww.physicianspractice.com/articles/11-reasons-physicians-hate-maintenance-certificationwww.physicianspractice.com/blog/needless-conflict-between-physicians-and-paswww.physicianspractice.com/worklife-balance/10-revealing-quotes-physician-burnoutwww.physicianspractice.com/blog/can-you-turn-away-bed-bug-ridden-patientwww.physicianspractice.com/great-american-physician-survey/debate-should-aca-be-repealed-or-restructuredwww.physicianspractice.com/healthcare-reform/8-quotes-will-help-you-understand-macra-betterwww.physicianspractice.com/healthcare-reform/president-elect-trumps-impact-healthcarewww.physicianspractice.com/blog/dont-forget-let-patients-know-you-care
HIPAA highlights: 2 disturbing class actions, OCR risk analysis enforcement
April 24th 2025Two class-action lawsuits targeting the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Kansas Health System for years-long cyberstalking and unauthorized access to protected health information spotlight massive HIPAA risk-analysis failures and underscore the urgent need for stronger health care cybersecurity safeguards.