While recently visiting a few physician offices where texting is commonplace among physicians and staff, I asked staff whether they were following the HIPAA safeguards for texting.  Most often, the answer was met with “Sure, we are HIPAA compliant. No worries here.”

California’s statutory requirement that a healthcare provider report to law enforcement or child welfare agencies when patients disclose that they have viewed child pornography online is constitutional, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

More than half of all CAP members are part of small group practices, and with them we firmly believe that good things come in small packages.

When it comes to protecting your personal assets, you deserve the same expert, trustworthy, personalized attention from your insurance broker that you give to your patients.

In May of 2015, Dr. Shazia Hyder was planning a vacation from her job at the Veterans Administration. It did not turn out as she expected. “Before I left, I saw my primary care doctor to get a screening mammogram, all the usual things you do after you’ve turned 40,” Dr. Hyder explains.