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The federal government is undertaking an ambitious $50 million, five-year research project that will employ a controversial arrangement that avoids the traditional informed consent process, and the whole idea is making some health care providers nervous.
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says a loophole in medical privacy law is allowing pharmacies to "auction off" customer records, including prescriptions, information about medical conditions, Social Security numbers, and insurance records "to the highest bidder."
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.