Tammy Worth

Tammy Worth

Contributing Writer https://www.medicalbag.com
Tammy Worth is a freelance health care reporter. As a contributing author to Renal & Urology News, she writes monthly HIPAA and practice management columns. Tammy received a bachelor’s degree in english from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to her work with Haymarket Media, she has written for more than a decade for outlets including the Los Angeles Times, The Economist, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Health.com, WebMD.com, and KCPT. More of her work can be found at www.tammyworth.com.

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Doctors in a business meeting looking at contract

What To Do When Vendors Fail

NRC Health, a software and patient satisfaction survey provider holding data from more than 25 million patients, was locked out of its computer system in February because of a ransomware attack.

Patient wearing mask in waiting room

Tips for Getting Practices Back to Full Service

As providers begin to reopen their practices or resume the full range of services they provided before the COVID-19 pandemic, they will have to consider not only normal clinical care and regulations, but extra precautions needed for staff and patient safety, financial challenges like stimulus loan requirements, employee furloughs, and compliance with local and state regulations.

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