In 1996, HIPAA or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted into law. This law has had a significant impact on the health care industry including the need for numerous changes in the way we communicate with our patients, their families, and with each other.
Skepticism is an approach to evaluating claims that emphasizes evidence and applies tools of science. Skepticism is most often applied to extraordinary claims â those that refute the current consensus view. The Skeptical process considers evidence obtained by systematic observations and reason.
Back to Top. 1  Moral Skepticism is the belief that moral knowledge is either nonexistent or unattainable. 2  Religious Skepticism (or Theological Skepticism) is Skepticism regarding faith-based claims. 3  Metaphysical Skepticism is a type of local skepticism which denies any metaphysical knowledge. 4  Scientific Skepticism (or Empirical Skepticism) is the ...keptics oppose Foundationalism (the idea that some basic beliefs that are self-justified or beyond justification) in that they argue that the belief in something does not necessarily justify an assertion of knowledge of it. It has been said of the early Skeptics that they asserted nothing, but only opined .