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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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ED Hospice Referrals Improve Care and Shorten Length of Stay
Many ED patients who could benefit from hospice care are instead admitted to the hospital. This is largely due to a lack of time and resources in EDs to arrange for hospice care.
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Communicating the Case Manager’s Value
Although case management has been around for decades, the profession itself remains widely misunderstood and undervalued. In the hospital, providers might assume that the case manager only handles discharge planning, when in reality the profession has evolved to so much more than that.
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NICHE Practice Model Helps Improve Care of Older Adults
Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) is a geriatric care model that targets expert nursing practice at the bedside of older adults. The NICHE model helps organizations meet national quality goals set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It focuses on closing gaps in clinical care by enhancing nursing workforce skills for care of older adult patients.