Rural hospital HIPAA readiness and resource needs.
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PRINCIPAL FINDING rural hospitals with fewer than 50 beds were most in need of assistance and resources to prepare for HIPAA indicating that the Small Hospital Improvement Program chose well in making HIPAA readiness one of three purposes for grants to those hospitals.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rural policy brief
دوره 2003 6(PB2003-6) شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003