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OCR’s Update on Online Tracking Guidance Still Tricky
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently updated its December 2022 bulletin regarding the use of third-party tracking technologies by HIPAA-regulated entities “to increase clarity for regulated entities and the public.” However, the clarity is questionable.
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Review Cyber Risk Insurance, Brace for Transparency Issues
Pay attention to your policies for cyber insurance or data liability when they come up for renewal or if you are in the process of obtaining them,
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Falls Remain a Leading Safety Problem, Still Need Attention
Risk managers must not let their guard down on the perennial patient safety concern of falls, looking to the proven methods of prevention and the sometimes simple steps that can have significant effect.
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Stigmatizing Language Can Lead to Diagnostic Errors, Patient Harm
Stigmatizing language is inappropriate in healthcare and can easily seep into documentation and verbal communication. One of the worst effects of such comments is that it can lead to diagnostic errors and other threats to patient safety, according to recent research.
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Safety II Framework Aims to Improve Safety, Eliminate Useless Tasks
A better approach to patient safety can eliminate much of the useless and redundant tasks that burden clinicians and do little to avoid harm, says a researcher who encourages risk managers to consider the natural tendencies of people in the workplace.
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CMS Moving to Address Patient Harm with Additional Measures
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning to introduce additional requirements to improve patient safety, and risk managers would be wise to anticipate how those new measures might affect their operations.
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New Noncompete Rule Requires Reevaluation of Healthcare Agreements
A recent decision by the Federal Trade Commission changes how healthcare organizations can limit the activities of employees after they resign or are terminated, requiring a review of any noncompete agreements currently in place and policies that require them..
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Ethical Obligations if Patients Have Limited English Proficiency
As a nurse and clinical bioethicist, Melissa Kurtz Uveges, PhD, MA, RN, had a strong desire to facilitate communication with patients with Limited English Proficiency and to provide information in their preferred language.
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Electronic Order Set Facilitates Treatment Withdrawal
At OhioHealth, an electronic order set is used to facilitate withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
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Most Financial Conflicts of Radiology Guideline Authors Are Undisclosed
Even though the federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act was enacted more than a decade ago, misconceptions persist as to its requirements.