Everything You Need to Know About BAA
Everything You Need to Know About BAA Essentially, the BAA is the Business Associate Agreement. This refers to a legal document between a contractor and a healthcare provider which primarily concerns the Protected Health Information that is involved regarding the nature of their transaction. Everything that comprises the Business Associate Agreement, alongside the people involved […]
How Do Viruses Mutate and What Are Its Implications?
How Do Viruses Mutate and What Are Its Implications? Though the United States is only hearing about the new coronavirus strain as it hit five states (Florida, New York, California, Colorado, and Georgia), it has been around for months now. First discovered in the United Kingdom at around September 2020, the new virus was found […]
The Necessity of HIPAA Training
The Necessity of HIPAA Training The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is one of the most comprehensive, wide-ranging pieces of legislation that affects the health care system of the United States. HIPAA is a series of regulations enforced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) to modernize and protect […]
Facing the World’s Most Pressing Environmental Concerns
Facing the World’s Most Pressing Environmental Concerns The rising sea levels, raging hurricanes, and extreme temperature changes that the Earth is experiencing are all evidence of a deteriorating environment. The effects of climate change have been far-reaching and severe enough to demand attention from all. In the past decade alone, the planet has gone through […]
Personal Protective Equipment and Other Considerations during COVID-19
Personal Protective Equipment and Other Considerations during COVID-19 The pandemic outbreak exposed gaps in both health systems around the world and the respective approach of people towards health and hygiene. In fact, health science has never been more relevant than in a collective action problem such as COVID-19 and vaccination; where virtually every single person […]
COVID-19 Temporary Standard to Address the Reopening of Worksites
COVID-19 Temporary Standard to Address the Reopening of Worksites As of November 9, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s office issued its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards also phrased as ETS, which outlined a set of protocols that the establishment must follow before the first half of December. The set of guidelines for the following […]