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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...