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Legal Concepts Nurses Should Know

Premier Medical Staffing

HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, went into effect in 1996 in an effort to standardize electronic health transactions and give patients greater control over their health information (via Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule ).

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Protect Yourself From Nursing Lawsuits, Other Legal Issues

Nurse.com

According to an analysis of more than 4,600 events that led to malpractice suits from 2018 to 2021, nurses were involved in 18% of the suits. Nurses are so busy, and this can reduce the risk of an error.” At Berxi, we’re here to make medical malpractice insurance better for you.

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Looking for a New Career: Ex-Nurses Talk About What They Did Next

Scrubs

Switching Careers If you’re no longer in love with nursing, here’s what ex-nurses had to say: I used to work for one of the huge health insurance companies in my state. If you don’t want to have to do additional schooling to switch careers, I highly recommend looking at health insurance companies for your next gig.