MedAbbrev, now by innoviHealth, has been the industry standard for medical abbreviations and acronyms since 1983. Quick and easy access for hospitals, providers, coders, transcriptionists, students and researchers to over 75,000 entries. With clear and accurate standardization that is always current, medical professionals can reduce the chance of error stemming from misunderstood abbreviations.
Patient records subpoenaed? Be careful how you answer or lose in court
If a lawyer hits you with a subpoena for a patient’s protected health information (PHI), don’t panic — or you may not only violate the patient’s privacy rights under HIPAA, but also be subject to civil action under state law.
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