The federal HIPAA law protects patient privacy, but some say it can shut out family members trying to help relatives who are experiencing mental health crises. Visiting a doctor's office often means ...

Action Network (CAN) has released a new, free resource to support caregivers of individuals living with schizophrenia. Titled Navigating HIPAA as a Family Caregiver: Supporting a Loved One with ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 to safeguard private health information and ensure continuity of coverage for individuals navigating employment ...

Growing older is not the blessing some expected, nor is it the curse others feared. It likely falls somewhere in the middle. But, according to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, older adults do report ...

Including the family in a patient’s treatment plan can help shorten hospital stays and assist in recovery. But caregivers often pay a price. While the HIPAA Privacy ...

Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) often bill themselves as legitimate reproductive health care or medical clinics, but they are actually nonmedical centers, operated by anti-abortion advocates, that ...

GUIDE Model services include care coordination and management, caregiver education and support, and $2,500 per year for respite services. GUIDE is available at no out-of-pocket cost to patients with ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act limits when medical information can be shared. But some advocates say those protections can also get in the way of care. Physicians are in short ...