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Even before headlines highlighted large fines for HIPAA violations, the compliance department at New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center in New York City decided to be proactive to meet the enhanced requirements of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
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Fines of $4.3 million for Maryland-based Cignet Health and $1 million for Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston should give hospital staff reason to take notice of the stricter enforcement and higher fines included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
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Seniors covered by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Medicare Advantage plan are guided through the end-of-life processes by case managers who empower the members with the education, resources, and assistance they need to make their own decisions about what kind of what kind of care they want to receive at the end of life.
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A new study finds that iPhone software applications designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark because they do not meet accepted standards, according to a report from Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing Health. The study appears online and in the March issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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How do you get patients to put into practice the steps for better disease management, prevention techniques, or adherence to a medication regimen?
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If women have trouble breastfeeding, they will not continue, says Genevieve Preer, MD, a pediatrician in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC).
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Hospital policy needs to be supportive of the education process for breastfeeding for moms to be successful.
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Many hospitals in the United States have chosen to be designated as Baby-Friendly USA, even though it isn't an easy task to obtain this designation. The hospitals featured in this month's cover article have the designation or are obtaining it.
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People with multiple sclerosis (MS) might find it harder to learn, remember, or process information on warmer days of the year, according to new research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011.
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Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatments plans.
