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Three white papers on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements on risk analysis and employer issues related to security implementation are available from the Reston, VA-based Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
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Cosmetic surgeons need to screen and educate patients carefully due to lifestyle factors that can make cosmetic surgery risky and less effective for some patients, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in New York City.
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While surveyors continue to focus upon National Patient Safety Goals and use the tracer methodology as they conduct surveys for the Joint Commission, not all surveyors trace a single patient throughout the process.
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Your facility experiences a rare adverse event. The wrong patient had surgery, or surgery was performed on the wrong body part. Things couldnt get worse . . . or could they? You receive a financial blow when you find out the insurance company wont pay the facility fee for the case.
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In these days of negative headlines about research and the pharmaceutical industry, its essential that clinical trials offices, IRBs, and research institutions join together to improve public education and trust about how research is conducted and the benefits it brings to society, several experts say.
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Clinical trials offices shouldnt leave the public education work to IRBs and investigators. Theres room for everyone to get involved, according to leaders of groups that assist in communication between the research community and the public.
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Investigators sometimes will rely on the old and less detailed way of handling expenses during a clinical trial, so it might be up to the clinical trials staff to make certain everything is done correctly and documented to avoid audit red marks.
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Effective weight loss was achieved in morbidly obese patients after undergoing bariatric surgery. A substantial majority of patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea experienced complete resolution or improvement.
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The consequences of sleep deprivation, as measured in otherwise healthy men, include elevations of sympathetic activity, increased levels of cortisol, and altered glucose metabolism.