Federal Appeals Court Rules Yelp Not Responsible for Bad Reviews; Labs Advised to Examine Their Online Presence

Feb 3, 2017 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Sales and Marketing

Clinical laboratories and pathology groups can benefit from developing a strategy for addressing negative Yelp reviews In today’s wired world, clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups have a new challenge: what to do when unhappy patients go to social networking sites and post comments about their negative experience with their lab. A lab can have a sterling reputation for service and it can all unravel if a vociferous and angry patient posts rants on the Internet. Today’s reality...

HITECH ACT Mandates New Patient Privacy Requirements on Labs and Pathology Groups

Oct 22, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Labs Must Report Privacy Breaches of 500 or More to the Media Call it HITECH collides with HIPAA! Most pathologists and lab executives know that passage of the HITECH Act was the part of 2009’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (also referred to as “ARRA” or the “stimulus bill”). HITECH provides incentives for the expanded use of electronic health records by physicians and other providers. But what is lesser known is how the HITECH Act creates new legal obligations of covered entities and...
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