JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S39-S44 , March 2006

Inter-Facility Transfer of Patient Information Before and After HIPAA Privacy Measures

Presented in part at the American Geriatrics Society national meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2004.

  • Kenneth S. Boockvar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY
    • Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kenneth Boockvar, MD, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 W. Kingsbridge Road, Rm 4A-17, Bronx, NY 10468
    • ,
  • Bella Fridman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System, New York, NY

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 Dr. Boockvar is the recipient of a research award cosponsored by Pfizer, Inc, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Foundation for Health in Aging, and a research award cosponsored by Pfizer, Inc, and the American Medical Directors Association Foundation.Supported by The New York State Department of Health (Dementia Grant Program). Dr. Boockvar is a recipient of a Junior Faculty Scholarship for Research on Health Outcomes in Geriatrics from Pfizer/American Geriatrics Society/Foundation for Health in Aging, a Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Award from Pfizer/American Medical Directors Association Foundation, and a Research Career Development Award from Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service.

PII: S1525-8610(05)00688-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.12.014

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S39-S44 , March 2006

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