More than 50% of chief information officers who participated in a recent poll are “ex-tremely concerned” about security breaches of personal health information affecting their facility. And they should be, especially as more practices are moving toward utilizing electronic mediums to communicate with their patients, colleagues, and healthcare leaders. A false sense of security

Several years have passed since HIPAA was enacted. After the initial push to get your office compliant, you need to ensure that your office doesn’t become careless and is continuing to follow HIPAA policies.

Foiling the drug-seeking patient involves more than the physician. It’s a collaborative effort that’s a clinical and practice-management issue.

If a police officer pulls you over—and you both know full well you were speeding—he or she typically asks, “Do you know why I stopped you?” The officer is trying to elicit an admission of guilt from you, such as, “But officer, I was only going eight miles over the limit.” That is self-incrimination, and as Miranda makes clear, you have the right to remain silent because what you say can and will be used against you.