More hospitals are adding private rooms. “In a region losing population, hospital officials have to find ways to compete for a smaller pool of patients, he said. Private rooms create selling points of patient dignity, personal space and comfort as well as privacy, especially in the era of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which requires health providers and others to protect patient identity and information.”
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