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Mandatory use of the National Provider Identifier (NPI), which had been delayed from 2007, took effect May 23. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said there were no early reports of abnormalities or significant problems in implementing the change.
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Some 91% of health care IT decision makers and executives say that HIPAA regulations influence or strongly influence their IT purchasing decisions, according to a survey by electronic access management tool developer Imprivata.
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A man went to the hospital after experiencing severe headaches. A physician's assistant (PA) diagnosed the man as suffering from a spinal headache, and a blood patch was performed to repair the hole where the spinal fluid was thought to be leaking out.
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A New York hospital is facing a $25 million lawsuit and reeling from devastating media coverage after staff failed to respond when a woman collapsed in the emergency department waiting room.
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This example of the rapid response teams (RRTs) at Ohio Children's Hospital Association (OCHA) comes from David Kinsaul, FACHE, president and CEO of Dayton Children's Medical Center and chairman of OCHA:
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Douglas Dotan, MA, CQIA, president of CRG Medical in Houston, which offers patient safety quality management solutions to health care providers, suggests risk managers consider those policies and procedures that have helped some health care providers reduce errors related to unlabeled syringes:
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Risk managers have a new concern that will require a close review of human resources policies and procedures in order to avoid the improper use and disclosure of genetic information.
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A woman suffering from headaches went to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a tension headache and discharged with muscle relaxation and pain medication.
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It can be a common occurrence for risk managers, but it still makes your heart skip a little when you learn that there is a new claim or lawsuit against your facility. What do you do?
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Everyone knows you should never alter medical records after the fact, right? But if it is so clear to everyone, why do medical malpractice defense attorneys repeat that rule like a mantra, and why do they all have plenty of anecdotes about defendants trying to improve the medical record?
