Physicians and other healthcare providers must comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. There are many actions that HIPAA prohibits, and mistakes are easy to make. Penalties for violations are severe, but can they affect the...
Month: June 2022
How can doctors avoid legal issues?
As a medical professional, you strive to provide amazing care to each and every patient. However, mistakes and errors can still happen, potentially costing you your license depending on the nature of the transgression. That is why all medical professionals must take...
Where can you work if you lose your nursing license?
While it takes enormous amounts of effort and hard work to gain your license, it may only take one mistake and disciplinary action for you to lose it. Though it is important to decide how to proceed in a case that jeopardizes your license, it is also important to...
Can overworking bring about loss of license?
Understaffing and overworking in hospitals is a second pandemic all its own. Unfortunately, those left behind have to deal with the full impact of getting overworked. In the end, as a medical professional who gets overworked at an understaffed hospital, you could even...
Can you lose your medical license over back child support?
From allegations of prescription fraud or sexual misconduct to substance abuse and illegal billing, there are many different reasons why you could lose your medical license. In addition, it is pivotal to realize that unpaid child support could also affect your medical...