Pharmacies are a part of modern life. If a physician wants a patient to take a certain medication, the patient takes a quick trip to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription. However, if the medication is not commercially available, that is where a compounding pharmacy takes over. What exactly is a compounding pharmacy? We […]
When Congress passed the HIPAA Privacy Rule in 1996, it presented challenges for healthcare organizations when working with patient information. However, these organizations have also seen benefits from HIPAA. For healthcare organizations, meeting the provisions regarding this privacy rule can be tricky and they are advised to find guidance from an experienced law firm they […]
In late 2013, the U.S. Congress passed the Compounding Quality Act (“CQA”). This Act provides for additional FDA oversight of compounding pharmacies. However, this oversight change has brought up new questions for pharmacies and how it affects their compounding operations. What Is The Compounding Quality Act? The CQA is Title I of the larger Drug […]
Back in 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known more commonly as HIPAA. This act did many things for health insurance coverage, including protecting insurance for workers transitioning between jobs, providing basic standards for computerized healthcare records, and creating federal identifiers for health providers and plans. Despite the wide ranging scope […]
