While the Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for not making enough progress in developing a federal privacy policy, some privacy advocates were quick to say the GAO was not strong enough in its criticism.
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) audit at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta is raising concerns in the information technology industry that there may be more HHS enforcement actions relating to HIPAA data security requirements.
A man was taken to a hospital after nearly committing suicide from an overdose. Although the hospital placed the man on its suicide prevention ward, the patient hung himself in his room two weeks after his admission.
A woman recovering from surgery in a hospital slipped and fell while taking a shower, which caused her to fracture two fingers.
Bar coding is familiar to everyone who shops, with electronic scanners reading product information and price after a quick swipe of the black and white tag through a scanner.
Failure to communicate is the underlying cause of many malpractice claims, according to a recent closed claim study by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in Chicago.
When conducting your own closed claim review, follow the advice mentioned in this article for the best results.
Many risk managers use hotlines to encourage reporting of fraud and other potential problems, but how do you know if your hotline is really working?
To coincide with the fourth anniversary of enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new web site to provide information about how it enforces health information privacy rights and standards compliance.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says a loophole in medical privacy law is allowing pharmacies to "auction off" customer records, including prescriptions, information about medical conditions, Social Security numbers, and insurance records "to the highest bidder."
