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Except as specified for emergency situations, all inpatient and outpatient medical records must contain a properly executed informed consent form prior to a patient receiving any type of treatment that requires informed consent.
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Having patients use "eClipboards" to review and update their own information during check-in at the Breast Health Center at University Medical Center of Princeton (NJ) is increasing registration accuracy and streamlining work flow.
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One of the top three questions he gets from health care providers, says web site publisher and risk management specialist Stephen Frew, JD, is also one of the most controversial.
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Health system performance varies widely across states, with better access associated with better quality, according to a scorecard released recently by a Commonwealth Fund commission.
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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.
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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.
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The Children's Hospital opened its own business center right away, and has since moved over its own bed management staff and admitting management, Williams adds.
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Adding six nurses to the central scheduling department has dramatically reduced both denied claims and accounts receivable (AR) days at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, IL.
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One woman's vision of a new type of hospital -- sparked after the lack of personalized care she experienced during treatment for a serious illness -- resulted in the creation of the Planetree organization, which has become became a leader in pioneering patient-centered care.
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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.
