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A large hospital system in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $1 million in fines and improve its policies and procedures after an employee left patient information on a subway.
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The $4.3 million civil monetary penalty imposed on Cignet Health in Temple Hills, MD, could have been avoided by simply responding to the reasonable requests of patients for their own medical records, according to the case laid out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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The first civil monetary penalty handed down by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a buzz throughout the health care industry, and not just because of the eye-popping amount of the fine: $4.3 million.
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Regulatory insurance is becoming more popular with health care providers, says Chip Goen, vice president of sales with MAG Mutual Insurance Agency (MMIA) an insurance company in Atlanta. The company writes about 10 regulatory policies a month, up significantly over the past few years.
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On March 14, there was a big celebration at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe, MI, attended by officials from the Michigan Hospital Association.
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There are literally dozens of studies that enumerate some of the problems that plague patients as a result of imperfect transitions of care.
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Most people have trouble planning the next week's dinners or their next vacation, let alone something that is two and a half years away.
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Increasing data show that variations in care have a negative impact on outcomes and costs some estimates are that almost a third of healthcare dollars are spent in a wasteful manner or go to overuse of the system.
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The Joint Commission can start accrediting psychiatric hospitals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in late February 2011.
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As self-pay patients continue to rise in number, you'll need effective strategies for screening these individuals for charity eligibility.