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On April 14, 2003, the new Privacy Standard of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) went into effect. In the following three articles, we will take a look at different strategies occ-med professionals have employed to come into compliance with the new law.
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The new HIPAA rules also present a challenge to medical researchers, who need to be able to identify individual patients in clinical studies and to track them over time.
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A close friends brush with death inspired the head of an employee health consulting firm to develop a product that has the potential to save thousands of lives. The product is called the Cardiac CareKit, and it can fit inside the employees wallet or purse.
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Occupational safety and health officials from the United States, Mexico, and Canada have agreed on criteria to recognize excellence in workplace safety and health programs in all three nations.
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Smallpox vaccination bill protecting hospitals passes; Duke offers occupational medicine certification; CDC software tracks vaccinated workers; HHS proposes smallpox compensation for injured
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This issue is the second and final part in our series on urinary tract infection. Part I of the series examined epidemiology, emerging resistance patterns, and patient-specific treatment strategies. In part II, we will cover antibiotic selection, new treatment options, and special considerations.
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If one case manager oversees the care of 20 patients in a day and another handles only 18 cases, the first case manager must be more productive, right?
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A time study is one way to measure productivity at the same time you reduce the disparity in assignments between your case managers.
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Discharge planning for patients who need long-term care often is a challenge for hospital case managers, particularly if the patient is from another region.
