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A SeaTac, WA, man pleaded guilty in federal court to wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information for economic gain.
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A thriving emergency department cash collection program is the latest manifestation of Marlton, NJ-based Virtua Healths use of an innovative quality assurance and process improvement strategy called Six Sigma.
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Hospitals no longer are required to collect Medicare Secondary Payey information where there is no face-to-face encounter with a beneficiary, thanks to a recent clarification by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Eight common factors were identified as critical for success in improving patient flow in the nations emergency departments in a report from the Urgent Matters Learning Network, a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Increases in outsourcing, the merging of health care organizations, and changes in the consulting business may equal some new opportunities for qualified access management professionals.
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Thinking creatively, but not expensively, is the key to meeting HIPAA requirements with a limited budget, according to Maria Woods, vice president for compliance and regulatory affairs at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York, who spoke at the Ninth Annual HIPAA Summit in September.
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While the mapping of the human genome provided scientists with a blueprint for understanding disease, Swedish researchers are trying to take the knowledge one step further, with the human proteome.
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In this special package on responding to unexpected events, we take a look at how ED managers should plan for disasters natural or otherwise that can stretch your resources and your nerves beyond their normal limits. We consider the challenge of treating patients when there is no longer an ED, as was the case at one hospital after Hurricane Charley.