As parents we grow accustomed to having authority to assist in and/or make decisions for our children. We also expect direct, unquestioned access to our children’s medical and school records. All of this changes when our children reach the age of majority which is 18 years old in most...
Read moreIn light of the opioid crisis effecting much of Ohio, Governor John Kasich has recently signed into law a change in the rules in how prescribing painkillers will be done. Doctors, dentists, and other health professionals will be able to prescribe only up to seven days of painkillers for...
Read moreMany dentists have the misconception that they are not mandatory reporters since they are not physicians and think they are unlikely to see signs of physical abuse but dentists, similar to other professionals, are mandated to report certain types of abuse that a dentist may become aware of or...
Read moreData breaches are becoming a common theme in news headlines. In May 2014, a network server accessible online was deactivated exposing the protected health information (PHI) of 6,800 patients resulting in New York-Presbyterian Hospital paying a $4.8 million HIPAA fine. In June 2014, medical records of 8,000 patients were...
Read morePBJ, ham and cheese, roast beef. While these all sound delicious, these are not the kind of sandwiches we are talking about. Individuals who are in the stage of life where they are working hard to provide bright futures for their children, while also caring for their aging parents...
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