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When transferring private health information to potential post-acute providers, discharge planners need to be aware of some facts about the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability in the United States. The prevalence of osteoarthritis is expected to double in the next 20 years.
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Concerns have long been raised about an association between animal protein intake, specifically red meat, and risk of breast cancer.
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The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has added four new Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CERCs) to its research centers program.
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One of the foremost goals for the healthy people 2010 program is the elimination of health disparities among different segments of the population. Reported data are clear that barriers in the patient-physician relationship contribute to racial disparities in the experience of health care.
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A new pilot program that allows EDs and health care systems across Milwaukee to share patient information is expected to save thousands of dollars by eliminating redundant testing, while improving patient care.
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The Greater Dayton (OH) Area Health Information Network (GDAHIN) was established in 1998, but local EDs have not been benefitting from the network for the entire 10 years; in fact, it was turned off in 2003.
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ED managers, hospital leaders, emergency medicine, and hospital organizations breathed a sigh of relief on Oct. 24, 2008, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum that clarified the use of standing orders in hospitals.
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Several EDs in the Canadian Province of Ontario have significantly improved their care for elderly patients with the introduction of a new position called the geriatric emergency management (GEM) nurse.
