Mealey's launches its third newsletter this year.Mealey's Health Care Privacy Report aims to keep health care privacy, managed care, medical malpractice, and ERISA See Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ERISA See Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). attorneys and insurers abreast of this rapidly evolving area of law. Computer technology managed health care and genetic science are all contributing to the rising number of cases alleging violations of medical privacy. Plus, the landscape of health care privacy law is becoming increasingly complex with the passage of new state and federal privacy laws. The new monthly report, published by LexisNexis Mealey Publications & Conferences Group, covers state and federal medical privacy statutes and emerging HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when ) issues. It contains hard-to-find filings (including briefs), new complaints, settlement news, regulatory and legislative updates and timely commentaries. Subscription price is $800/year. Online and online-print combination versions of the Report-accessible through Lexis-Nexis at www.lexis.com and featuring e-mail delivery, direct links to court documents and cases cited, and breaking news e-mail updates-are also available. Editor is Joan Grossman. Mealey's now publishes more than 40 newsletters focusing on that many areas of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . P.O. Box 62090, King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA 19406, 610768-7800, www.lexisnexis.com |
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