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HABITS was a randomized but not placebo-controlled trial in which hormone therapy was compared to management without hormones in women with menopausal symptoms who had been previously treated for Stage I or Stage II breast cancer.1 Concomitant tamoxifen treatment was allowed in the HABITS patients but not aromatase inhibiters.
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The SWAN is a multisite, multi ethnic, prospective, observational, longitudinal study of 3302 women who were enrolled between 1995-1997.
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An 85% increase in the number of Internet hacker attacks on its health care clients has been reported by SecureWorks, a security-as-a-service provider.
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The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has announced changes to the provider self-disclosure protocol (SDP), which health care providers use to voluntarily disclose self-discovered evidence of potential fraud, and to its process for resolving those cases.
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Many uninsured households can't afford the out-of-pocket costs associated with health savings account-qualified high-deductible health plans, according to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Some outpatients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are being preregistered on their own timetable by choosing to provide their information via the Internet or an automated telephone process called VoiCentral, says Mica Dunn, CHAM, CHAA, manager of the outpatient registration department.
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The National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) credentialing programs for patient access services managers and front-line staff are being completely revised and updated, with new certification examinations to be offered beginning in October 2008.
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The Government Accountability Office says that even though the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is undertaking a number of activities to pursue President Bush's goal for nationwide implementation of health information technology, it still has not developed a national strategy that defines plans, milestones, and performance measures for reaching the goal of interoperable electronic health records by 2014.
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The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) says the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should adopt a policy for the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) to allow individuals to have limited control, in a uniform manner, over disclosure of certain sensitive health information for purposes of treatment.
