Tag: medical secrecy

Revision of the Swiss Data Protection Act: Conference for HCPs

This Thursday 24 October 2019, I will have the pleasure to present the current state of the revision of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DPA), as currently discussed at the Federal Parliament. I will be discussing the consequences for doctors in private practice in a conference organised by FMH Services, at the Hotel Aquatis in Lausanne.… Plus...

Outsourcing medical billing: a matter of transparency

What is required when outsourcing medical invoices to a third party?

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In healthcare, it is frequent for medical professionals and health institutions to outsource medical billing to a third party. There are many financial and practical advantages to subcontract such service. First, outsourcing can increase efficiency, by reducing the cost of performing these kinds of tasks by the employees.… Plus...