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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued its Work Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The Work Plan summarizes new and ongoing...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued its Work Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The Work Plan summarizes new and ongoing...
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In my experiences as a nurse, I have learned invaluable lessons about myself through caring for others. This has been especially true in my experience as a hospice nurse working...
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I started working in healthcare 40 years ago; it was 1976, the year of the Bicentennial celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. In October of 1982, I...
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Does writing policies and procedures send you in a frenzy? Does it send you running from the building? Or for the hills? Developing policies and procedures is time consuming. Research must...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reporting that St. Joseph Health (SJH) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance...
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National Health Education Week is sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and is held during the third full week of October. SOPHE is an independent professional association...
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends annual influenza vaccination for all health care personnel to reduce influenza-related morbidity and mortality among both health care personnel and their patients. According to...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising hospitals to notify patients, who underwent open-heart (open-chest) surgery involving a Stöckert 3T heater-cooler, that the device was potentially contaminated,...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to assist organizations, including cloud service providers (CSPs), in understanding their HIPAA...
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Since 2014, Stacy Bolyard, a Sales Coordinator for MCN Healthcare, has volunteered her time and passion for running with Achilles International, a non-profit organization that assists athletes with disabilities. The...
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