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HIPAA Privacy During Emergency Situations

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A patient arrives at your facility with Ebola-like symptoms. After taking the necessary precautions, you run the requisite tests, conduct a patient interview, and determine that in fact the patient has contracted the Ebola...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

CDC Issues Additional Guidance to Healthcare Employers Regarding Protection of Workers from Ebola Virus

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Recently, Miller & Martin Workplace Safety Practice Group provided information regarding the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) launch of its new web page designed to assist employers with their...more

Morgan Lewis

Employers: How Prepared Are You for Ebola?

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Rapidly changing circumstances raise workplace questions. The Ebola epidemic in 2014 has already been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as the worst in history. The extent of this outbreak is...more

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Ebola Matters of First Impression; Law Lags Behind Policy

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While we turn to science and laws to guide our response to matters in the healthcare industry, the entrance of the Ebola virus into our lives here in the U.S. has challenged our abilities, both from a medical and legal...more

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Ebola Update–CDC Issues New Protocols

The response to Ebola continues to evolve as additional resources for providers and the public have been made available over the last several days. The Joint Commission (TJC) launched an Ebola Preparedness Resources webpage,...more

Troutman Pepper

Ebola: Legal Considerations for Health Care Employers

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As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the United States is very low,” it is promulgating new protocols to more precisely address safety issues in the health...more

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Ebola: Emerging Concerns for Healthcare Facilities and Employers

Recent months have been filled with news reports about the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. On August 8, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa had become an...more

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