Information asymmetry relating to price between providers and patients is an unfortunate feature of healthcare in the United States and Texas. Pricing information asymmetry, wherein patients have insufficient information about healthcare prices, may lead to patient confusion, dissatisfaction with service, or even the avoidance of care due to fears of unknown costs. Notably, 62% of Texans reported forgoing healthcare due to anxieties about cost.
From Clipboard to Cloud: Ensuring Patient Privacy and Portability in Health Records
From Clipboard to Cloud: Ensuring Patient Privacy and Portability in Health Records Key Points HIPAA protects institutions, not information. Once health data leaves a covered entity for an app, vendor, or broker, federal protection ends, and Texas law leaves that gap open. The interest at stake is not only access to clinical records. It is...