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Health Data Breaches on the Rise

Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) | April 15, 2015

Large-scale health data breaches reported by doctors and health plans have been rising steadily, a new report shows. From 2010 to 2013, nearly 1000 large breaches affected more than 29 million individual health records, and more than half resulted from theft or loss of laptops, thumb drives and paper records, according to researchers with access…

Can DIY Medicine Tame Rampaging Healthcare Costs?

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | April 1, 2015

High health insurance deductibles, physician charges, medication expenses spur patients to seek less costly lab testing, surgical procedures, prescription drugs

What the Healthcare System Can Learn from the World of Bees

Rick Brasington, MD | November 1, 2014

Bees’ natural instinct to promote health of whole colony could inspire healthcare professionals to work together toward common good

Rheumatologists May Not Benefit from Hike in Healthcare Spending

Richard Quinn | October 10, 2014

Experts predict specialists treating chronic conditions may become cost-cutting targets

Patient Access to Electronic Health Records Yields Unexpected Results

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | October 1, 2014

Physicians find patients’ interaction with their digitized records can improve engagement, outcomes

Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | July 1, 2014

Learn how to de-identify patient information before sharing it over social media or by other means

Healthcare Market Payment Shift Makes Patient Co-Pays More Important

Staff | July 1, 2014

Physicians will need to enforce stricter policies, procedures to collect patient co-payments, deductibles

Update on Healthcare Reform in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act

Joseph Flood, MD, & Kam Nola, PharmD, MS | June 1, 2014

The American College of Rheumatology continues to monitor healthcare system changes under the ACA; educate rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals

Legal Updates: Healthcare Data Privacy and Security under HIPAA

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | May 1, 2014

Maintaining the privacy of healthcare data Is paramount, and a breach can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars

Mobile Health Devices May Have Limited Use in Rheumatology

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | April 2, 2014

Challenges exist in developing m-health apps for rheumatology patients because of the difficulty in pinpointing what needs to be measured