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There is a growing focus on identifying a core set of quality metrics that can be used to improve both palliative and end-of-life care.
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Data on physicians prescribing is routinely purchased from pharmacies, with physicians identified through information purchased from the American Medical Association.
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A growing number of clinics around the world are advertising therapeutic applications for stem cell treatments that have not been subjected to well-controlled trials.
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Healthcare providers should use social media research as a defense tool when sued by employees and physicians, says Philip Becnel, managing partner of Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group in Arlington, VA.
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Healthcare providers can go overboard with efforts to comply with HIPAA, hindering the necessary transfer of patient information.
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The lawsuit against Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI, filed by Catherine Puetz, MD, outlines the incident that led to her dismissal.
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A mother gave birth to a premature child with multiple physical and cognitive impairments after physicians failed to timely admit the mother to the hospital and subsequently failed to administer treatment that would have prevented brain damage and respiratory distress.
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In the first settlement with a local government, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached an agreement with Skagit County, WA, about HIPAA violations.
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>In a major change from past policy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule amending the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations to permit CLIA-certified laboratories to provide copies of completed test reports to patients (or their representatives) upon request.
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State laws can vary significantly regarding a providers options when responding to a whistleblower.