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A report issued by Palisades Systems in Ames, IA, and HIPAA Academy in Clive, IA, says health care organizations that allow peer-to-peer and instant messenging applications to run on their computer networks risk compromising patient health information and causing violations of the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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The Department of Health and Human Services says its interim final rule establishing rules of procedure for the imposition of civil monetary penalties on entities that violate standards adopted under the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will not be in effect after Sept. 16, 2003, because it will be replaced by a final enforcement rule.
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Angelo Rizzo, PT, is constantly working to convince oncologists to set up formal rehab programs for their patients at one of the seven Therapeutic Solutions locations in the Atlanta area. It took four years to convince one oncology practice to do so, but as the physicians began to see the improvements patients were making, they started recommending it to more patients.
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Health care consultant Fran Fowler says the rehab field is making two huge mistakes that could cost the industry millions of dollars and force hospitals to close acute rehab units. One has to do with the 75% rule; the other relates to an overlooked proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for acute care hospitals that has the potential to reshape the future of rehab.
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If businesses and communities worked with hospitals, there would be fewer serious shortages of health care workers, says a new study by the VHA Health Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. According to the study, working together works wonders.
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What is your clinics protocol when it comes to emergency contraception (EC)? New research indicates that because the Yuzpe EC regimen of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) is at least partially effective when started up to 120 hours after unprotected intercourse, current protocols may be too restrictive.1
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new device to be used in vasectomy procedures: the Vasclip, a small polymeric clip designed to stop the flow of sperm through the vas deferens.
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When it comes to the battle against HIV, its time to redouble your efforts at reducing the number of new HIV infections. Why? Reports show an increase of newly diagnosed infections during 1999-2001, which reverses a several-year decline.
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The push for chlamydia screening has been intensified, with the Washington, DC-based American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) issuing a practice policy statement calling for the annual screening of all sexually active women 25 years of age or younger, as well as sexually active women with other risk factors.
