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Creative solution allows trauma center to reopen
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Group visits are good for diabetes control
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Health care leaders share discharge delay reasons
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Staff, training improvement part of access makeover
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Read between EMTALA lines for ‘ominous’ message
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Proposed changes to EMTALA rule still lack clear direction, expert says
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HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Few privacy complaints are investigated further
The Department of Health and Human Services found that less than 25% of the total medical privacy complaints lodged with the agency merited further federal investigation of the health care organizations involved, according to an analysis of HHS' Office of Civil Rights (OCR) statistics by Melamedia LLC President Dennis Melamed. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Realities of disclosure: When docs violate patient privacy
While patients assume their doctors will work to maintain trust and privacy in their relationships with patients, research has shown that health care providers often disclose personal information to patients' family members. -
Legal Review and Commentary: Improper use of forceps results in large federal tort verdict
During a delivery, a contract OB/GYN improperly used forceps. The infant's skull was crushed in the process, which left the child severely brain damaged. -
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