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Steps to Improve HIPAA Compliance at Home
HIPAA compliance for employees working remotely depends on a sound IT infrastructure, including encrypted routers and structured setup of equipment.
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Common Misconceptions About HIPAA Can Threaten Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Misconceptions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act continue despite years of education. Some wrong interpretations can jeopardize patient safety.
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How One Hospital Screened Every Employee Daily for COVID-19
The Miami (FL) Cancer Institute achieved a feat that many healthcare institutions aspired to during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic: screening every employee and visitor every day for COVID-19 symptoms before allowing them into the facility. The logistics may be useful to other hospitals in the next disease outbreak.
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Chicago ED Accelerates Care, Improves Behavioral Health Prescribing Practices
The emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago has implemented a two-pronged approach aimed at improving the way behavioral health patients are managed. This includes a new risk-stratification process that categorizes patients as low-, moderate-, or high-risk based on their diagnosis, and also promotes using newer-generation antipsychotic drugs.
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CMS Identifies Telemedicine Quality Tracking Measures
It is important to ensure quality measure actions are included in the workflows for telehealth visits, just as they are included for in-person visits.
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7 Steps to Better HIPAA Compliance at Home
Leaders can use this checklist to help remote workers comply with regulations.
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HIPAA Compliance a Concern as Working from Home Becomes Norm
It is possible for remote employees to breach protocols, but they can protect information with vigilance.
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Update and Quick Tips on Improving Medication Reconciliation
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing drug shortages, particularly for generic drugs, as people are stockpiling medication. Stockpiling can make medication reconciliation more challenging for surgery centers as they work to meet related accreditation requirements.
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FDA Releases Q&A for COVID-19 and Clinical Trials
The Food and Drug Administration recently released updated guidance on conducting clinical trials of medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new version of the guidelines includes a question-and-answer section that clarifies some emergency changes affecting human research protection policies and procedures.