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Surgical masks are no worse than respirators in protecting health care workers from influenza. Is this statement based on science or politics?
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It is no easy task to be an occupational safety and health practitioner in the health care industry. Longstanding and deeply embedded assumptions are always difficult to shake, even when the need to do so becomes increasingly apparent.
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An effective and simple discharge checklist is the ideal tool for hospital nurses and others who handle the patient discharge process.
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Case managers went to nursing school to take care of people, something they find themselves doing less and less in most practice settings, Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, points out.
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Now is a good time to be a case manager, leaders in the field report. New opportunities are opening up for case managers as the country struggles with ways to provide optimal health care for everyone while minimizing soaring costs for care.
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The substantial penalties possible with HITECH are good reason for risk managers to take a fresh look at their HIPAA compliance programs...
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According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the economic stimulus package passed by Congress last year included several changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) involving privacy of patient information:
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What's a shared user name between friends? Quite a bit, when it comes to the HIPAA security rule...
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A pregnant woman sought prenatal care from a hospital-based OB/GYN practice. During the pregnancy, the woman had several ultrasounds that revealed some density in the fetal heart.