Affordable Care Act creates scope of practice legislative scramble for healthcare practitioners

Healthcare reform is creating incentives for even more legislative scrambles by different practitioner lobbying groups for favorable legislation that will protect, preserve, and expand their own [...]

Licensing proposed for medical staffing agencies

A Maryland legislative Committee has called for require state licensing of medical staffing companies after a radiographer was accused of exposing hundreds of Maryland citizens to hepatitis C.

Michael H Cohen joins the advisory Board of ISSALA

Michael H Cohen joins the advisory Board of the Information System Security Association – Los Angeles Chapter – bringing expertise in HIPAA / patient privacy, confidentiality and security.

California Medical Board proposes changes to physician supervision rules for elective cosmetic procedures

The California Medical Board, on its page for proposed regulations, has proposed to amend California law to provide regarding physician supervision of elective cosmetic procedures.