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A survey from the California Health Care Foundation finds that despite new federal protection, 67% of Americans still are concerned about the privacy of their personal health information and are largely unaware of their rights.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that hospitals should have a contingency period of at least three years after a final rule on standards for electronic health care claims attachments ...
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A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge by patient advocacy groups to a rule promulgated under HIPAA ...
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When risk managers encourage full disclosure after an adverse event, one of the most common barriers is the physician's fear of being reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
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Laws and liability will vary according to your state, but California, for instance, has enacted a security breach notification law that imposes responsibilities on the part of health care entities beyond those established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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Risk managers should consider whether errors and omission (E&O) or directors and officers (D&O) coverage is right for the organization's executives ...
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The deaths of three newborn infants at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis is once again putting a spotlight on the role human error can play in adverse events.
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More than 90 health care organizations have come together to develop and implement operating rules for electronically exchanging eligibility and benefits information to make it easier for physicians and other health professionals to verify patient insurance information.
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Basic principles need to be incorporated in all rules, regulations, or laws pertaining to personal health information (PHI) if it is expected to flow across organizational boundaries through the nationwide health information network.
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Salary levels appear to be holding steady for risk managers after a slight increase the previous year, according to the results of this year's Healthcare Risk Management Salary Survey.
