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CMS offers database for record disclosures; Web site answers FAQs about HIPAA.
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A software application developed by the University of Michigan School of Nursing in Ann Arbor offers the promise of providing a means to collect comparable data for nursing care in the areas of diagnosis, intervention, and outcomes, resulting in far more accurate information both for self-evaluation and benchmarking across health care organizations.
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When youre confronted with an issue that just doesnt feel right, ask yourself: Am I truly doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason?
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The likelihood of a hospital having a web site grew from roughly six in 10 in 2000 to seven in 10 during 2001, according to the Chicago-based American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals.
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and 16 Federal cosponsors have unveiled plans for an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study of the scientific and policy implications of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by the American public.
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A series of case management initiatives to improve the health of their publicly insured young populations has paid off for Horizon/ Mercy.
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In the first four months, Horizon/Mercys sickle cell disease management had identified 111 members with sickle cell and started an education program to help them avoid a painful crisis and hospital admissions.
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Thanks to BlueHealthConnection, a new integrated care management program, more than a million members with coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have just one source for answers about their health care needs.
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Sixty percent of physicians responding to a survey by the Pennsylvania Medical Society expressed frustration with eroding patient-doctor relationships and blame lack of time
for the problem.
