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Program Improves Discharge Instructions, Reduces Same-Day Cancellations
After many patients requested better discharge and recovery instructions, one center created a laminated sheet with illustrations and easy-to-understand language.
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Lawmakers Consider Proper Approach to Preventing Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills affect at least one out of five Americans, and the amount billed to patients often is not related to market rates or the actual cost of services.
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Telehealth for Preoperation Consults Efficient, Convenient
Surgery centers located in places with patients traveling from rural areas or that draw patients from long distances could make presurgery consultations more efficient and easier through telemedicine.
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ACS Reviewing Apps to Help Surgeons With Daily Workflow
Surgeons could find that technology makes their workflow run more efficiently with new apps and digital tools. But which ones work best?
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The Digital Revolution: Telehealth Might Reshape Same-Day Surgical Practice
Technology solutions are revolutionizing surgery, making it easier to communicate with patients and monitor their recovery.
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Enforcement Action Follows Predictable Path, Starts With a Letter
A healthcare organization’s involvement with OCR may begin with a simple letter acknowledging a complaint and providing guidance documentation related to it. For a more serious concern, OCR will assign a case number and ask for substantial information, such as policies and staff education records.
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Avoid Most Common HIPAA Violations With Best Practices, Education
HIPAA breaches can happen even to the best prepared healthcare organizations, but knowing the most common failings can improve your chances of staying in the good graces of the Office for Civil Rights.
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Court of Appeals Holds That Failure to Diagnose Defects in Fetus Did Not Cause Mother’s Death
In this case, the alleged wrongdoing focused on the initial ultrasound, with the patient’s husband claiming that the defendant physician failed to timely diagnose the patient.
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Incorrect Diagnosis Leads to Patient Refusing Cesarean Section, Infant’s Permanent Injuries
This case reveals how a patient’s circumstances can dramatically affect the size of a verdict, regardless of the underlying type of malpractice. Failures to diagnose or incorrect diagnoses are common types of malpractice when a reasonable physician in the same or similar circumstance would have accurately diagnosed the patient.
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California Law Could Cost Hospitals Millions
Healthcare organizations across the country should be keeping an eye on the California Consumer Privacy Act, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. Failure to comply with this new rule can result in significant penalties, and it is a mistake to think HIPAA compliance will protect organizations.