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2. What to Know About Patient Portals - WebMD

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   A patient portal is a secure website set up by a health care system, hospital, or clinic. The tools (or features) vary, depending on the portal. Patient portals can help you access medical records ...

3. Protected health information - Wikipedia

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   Protected health information (PHI) under U.S. law is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that is created or collected by a Covered Entity (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity), and can be linked to a specific individual. This is interpreted rather broadly and includes any part of a ...

4. Medical privacy - Wikipedia

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   Medical privacy, or health privacy, is the practice of maintaining the security and confidentiality of patient records. It involves both the conversational discretion of health care providers and the security of medical records. The terms can also refer to the physical privacy of patients from other patients and providers while in a medical ...

5. How to Disclose Substance Use at the ER - WebMD

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   This law, called the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records, 42 CFR Part 2, has been in effect since 1975. Lawmakers recognized that if people were afraid of legal trouble, they ...

6. What Know About Text Therapy: How It Works, Benefits, More

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   A 2022 study Trusted Source. found that text therapy may be able to help reduce thoughts of suicide. A 2017 study Trusted Source. found that using text therapy may help participants keep up with ...

7. iPLEDGE Program Overview: Definition, Requirements, and ...

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   You’ll still need to meet with your healthcare provider and sign some forms before they enter you into the iPLEDGE system. Once you’re set up, you’ll need to follow up with monthly visits to ...

8. Patient portal - Wikipedia

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   Patient portals are healthcare -related online applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their healthcare providers, such as physicians and hospitals. Typically, portal services are available on the Internet at all hours of the day and night. Some patient portal applications exist as stand-alone web sites and sell their ...

9. Informed Consent in Healthcare: What It Is and Why It's Needed

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   In a healthcare setting, informed consent allows you to participate in your own medical care. It enables you to decide which treatments you do or do not want to receive. Also, informed consent ...