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A woman suffering from headaches went to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a tension headache and discharged with muscle relaxation and pain medication.
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Risk managers have a new concern that will require a close review of human resources policies and procedures in order to avoid the improper use and disclosure of genetic information.
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Douglas Dotan, MA, CQIA, president of CRG Medical in Houston, which offers patient safety quality management solutions to health care providers, suggests risk managers consider those policies and procedures that have helped some health care providers reduce errors related to unlabeled syringes:
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This example of the rapid response teams (RRTs) at Ohio Children's Hospital Association (OCHA) comes from David Kinsaul, FACHE, president and CEO of Dayton Children's Medical Center and chairman of OCHA:
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A New York hospital is facing a $25 million lawsuit and reeling from devastating media coverage after staff failed to respond when a woman collapsed in the emergency department waiting room.
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A man went to the hospital after experiencing severe headaches. A physician's assistant (PA) diagnosed the man as suffering from a spinal headache, and a blood patch was performed to repair the hole where the spinal fluid was thought to be leaking out.
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Some 91% of health care IT decision makers and executives say that HIPAA regulations influence or strongly influence their IT purchasing decisions, according to a survey by electronic access management tool developer Imprivata.
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Mandatory use of the National Provider Identifier (NPI), which had been delayed from 2007, took effect May 23. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said there were no early reports of abnormalities or significant problems in implementing the change.
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A House subcommittee approved and sent on to the full Energy and Commerce Committee H.R. 6357, the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008," known as the PRO(TECH)T Act, which is intended to strengthen the quality of health care, reduce medical errors and costs by encouraging adoption of health information technology, and further protect the privacy and security of health information in the electronic age.