| Subject: | Clarification Of HIPAA Rules For Mammography Facilities Operating Under The Mammography Quality Standards Act |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Mon, 6 Oct 2008 - 01:00 pm |
| According to the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has raised a number of issues with respect to mammography facilities that operate under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA). The FDA is seeing two issues arise with increasing frequency. The first concerns the protection of patient information during MQSA inspections. The second deals with whether other medical entities (e.g.,... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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