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Question: Do the security regulations address wireless security? How does an organization make sure any of its wireless devices are in compliance with HIPAA regulations?
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Educating physicians about the cost-effective, high-quality care provided by your agency is only half of the marketing equation. Patients are the other half; and in many ways, theyre a tougher nut to crack.
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Any time the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) adds a new requirement to the survey process, quality professionals are obligated to become conversant with it to ramp up for their next survey. But if thats all the new tools are used for, they may be missing significant opportunities for improvement, experts argue. Such is the case with tracer methodology.
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The means by which prions cause neuropathologic damage remains to be established.
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The MATCH data provide quite strong evidence that the clopidogrel-aspirin combination is a less favorable option than previously thought, but its use may not be completely contraindicated.
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The first part of this series reviews cervical spine immobilization, patient selection for imaging and clinical decision rules for cervical spine radiography. This two-part article is critical for any physician who manages patients with potential cervical spine trauma.
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Given the steady drumbeat for improving patient safety from diverse corners of the QI world, its only logical for quality professionals to use all the tools at their disposal and that includes benchmarking. However, experts warn, while benchmarking can prove extremely valuable in your efforts to boost patient safety, those efforts can be for naught if you arent careful about your decisions concerning what to benchmark, what your goals are, and how you interpret your data.
