Tag Archive | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Are There Privacy Impediments to Payers and Providers Joining Forces?

By Bruce Merlin Fried and Rebecca Fayed In recent months, the line between health care providers and payers has become more and more gray. With rising frequency, health plans purchase physician groups, physician groups increasingly bear risk and, under the banner of accountable care organizations, a growing spectrum of delivery systems with insurance licenses begins […]