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Doctor banned for prescribing drugs to patient, then buying them back

A South Australian GP has lost his registration after entering an arrangement with a patient that involved prescribing an addictive opioid medication, which he then bought back, a tribunal has ruled.

Doctor banned for prescribing drugs to patient, then buying them back

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Your patient portal isn't your medical record: what HIPAA access actually covers

If you build or use health software, a common misunderstanding is that the patient portal is the record. It's a view. Under HIPAA, patients generally have a right to access protected health…

  • Patient portals are not complete medical records.
  • They show limited information: visits, test results, prescriptions, etc.
  • Full records must be provided within 30 days by covered entities.

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