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A recent security-related incident at a U.S. hospital is of "significant concern" and should serve as a wake-up call to health care leaders, suggests Stephen Frew, JD, a web site publisher (www.medlaw.com) and risk management specialist.
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A 2007 lawsuit involving an incident at a Louisiana hospital illustrates the lack of understanding among providers regarding the provisions and applications of the HIPAA privacy rule, notes Elizabeth H. Hogue, Esq., a Burtonsville, MD-based attorney specializing in health care issues.
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At California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles "we never want [staff] to say, 'We do not have any beds,'" says Elizabeth Oliver, director for access care for the facility, which is part of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW).
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Two new auditing processes and a script for "introducing" discharge planners to their patients are the latest innovations at Stevens Hospital in Edmunds, WA, part of its response to the revised "Important Message from Medicare" (IM).
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Call centers will be the first line of defense for the hospitals they serve if a pandemic — such as an outbreak of avian flu — should hit the United States, say a variety of health care professionals working to prepare for such an eventuality.
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This column features selected short items about state health care policy.
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An analysis of Washington State's disease management efforts shows a return-on-investment of $3 for every $1 spent on the program and a net savings of more than $13.3 million during the program's final year.
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Massachusetts' Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, which oversees the Commonwealth Care insurance portion of the state's comprehensive health reform plan, is making significant program changes in an effort to hold down costs to taxpayers.
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Spurred by complaints from pharmacist and drug store associations, some members of Congress are backing legislation to fix what they say is a flawed Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement rule for generic drugs.
