Public Service Announcement: It's HIPAA, not HIPPA

[lorelei]

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

There is only one P.

That is all.

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[hardy]

It is definitely and NOT definitaly.
I see this on here a lot and it should be more basic knowledge than the acronym for a law.

 

[Overeducated]

 

[gujuDoc]

Oh and it is

MCAT not MCATS, unless you have taken more then one MCAT.

And it is.........

AAMC test 7 and test 8, not 7R and 8R. The R only goes after revised tests such as 3-6. That's all.

 

[bwells46]

And I still can't believe it's not butter!

 

[sunnyjohn]

smarter than not smarter then....


I can't believe it's not butter LITE!!!

 

[Psycho Doctor]

And I still can't believe it's not butter!

lol

 

[gujuDoc]

And I still can't believe it's not butter!

 

[Centinel]

Oh and it is

MCAT not MCATS, unless you have taken more then one MCAT.

And it is.........

AAMC test 7 and test 8, not 7R and 8R. The R only goes after revised tests such as 3-6. That's all.

7R is a real test.

 

[gujuDoc]

7R is a real test.

Actually NO IT IS NOT. If you look on the AAMC website, it is called AAMC TEST 7.

TPR/Kaplan have it wrong and incorrectly mislabelled it.

 

[pagemmapants]

Affect vs. Effect. Affect is a verb and never a noun. Effect is USUALLY a noun; you CAN use it as a verb in VERY specific cases, but chances are if you are using it as a verb, you're doing it incorrectly.

There is no D in privilege.

 

[Thundrstorm]

I have to admit; I'm guilty of writing it as "HIPPA." I work for an atty and everyone here spells it wrong.

 

[hardy]

Affect vs. Effect. Affect is a verb and never a noun. Effect is USUALLY a noun; you CAN use it as a verb in VERY specific cases, but chances are if you are using it as a verb, you're doing it incorrectly.

uh.. the organic chemistry book used in my class ALWAYS used effect where affect was appropriate. It was terrible, such an eyesore.

 

[gujuDoc]

Affect vs. Effect. Affect is a verb and never a noun. Effect is USUALLY a noun; you CAN use it as a verb in VERY specific cases, but chances are if you are using it as a verb, you're doing it incorrectly.

There is no D in privilege.

That reminds me of another one..........

Except vs. accept

I accept your generosity

vs.

I filled everything out except for the personal statement.

 

[hardy]

Your vs. You're


This is highly prevalent everywhere

 

[bwells46]

Affect vs. Effect. Affect is a verb and never a noun. Effect is USUALLY a noun; you CAN use it as a verb in VERY specific cases, but chances are if you are using it as a verb, you're doing it incorrectly.

There is no D in privilege.

The affect vs. effect bugs me when I see people using the wrong one such as:

Which will effect my application?

what's the cause and affect?

What can we do to effect change in health care?

 

[pagemmapants]

You can cause an effect . . .
You can effect a change in something. . .
You can affect SOMETHING.

You cannot cause an affect.
You cannot effect something.

 

[hardy]

What can we do to effect change in health care?

This one is correct
Basically reads: What can we do to bring about change in health care?

 

[lorelei]

Affect vs. Effect. Affect is a verb and never a noun. Effect is USUALLY a noun; you CAN use it as a verb in VERY specific cases, but chances are if you are using it as a verb, you're doing it incorrectly.

There is no D in privilege.

Actually, affect can be a noun. Ever heard of a "flat affect" as a symptom in psych? It's pronounced differently, though - AFF-ekt.

 

[bwells46]

This one is correct
Basically reads: What can we do to bring about change in health care?

LOL!

You're right - I should probably think about these things before I post them.

 

[hardy]

LOL!

You're right - I should probably think about these things before I post them.

That's why I am always very careful about correcting somebody. We all make mistakes, it's just when they get consistent that they are annoying. But this time I just couldn't help myself

 

[pagemmapants]

Actually, affect can be a noun. Ever heard of a "flat affect" as a symptom in psych? It's pronounced differently, though - AFF-ekt.

I stand corrected. Although, I think in this case it's short for or a stand-in for "affectation", which is a much more entertaining word.

More syllables = more fun!

 

[Turkeyman]

Your vs. You're


This is highly prevalent everywhere

I hate this one!!!!!!

 

[shiraz84]

Actually, affect can be a noun. Ever heard of a "flat affect" as a symptom in psych? It's pronounced differently, though - AFF-ekt.

One of my psych TAs hammered this into everyone's brain in her class.