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The ED at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio has slashed its left without treatment (LWT) rate from a high of 9.5% in spring 2009 to 2.2% at present, thanks to a "split flow" strategy it adopted in August 2009.
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When the Massachusetts legislature outlawed ambulance diversions effective Jan. 1, 2009, dire predictions were made about how overwhelmed the busy EDs would be.
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If the term "be prepared" works for the Boy Scouts, it works even better for EDs facing potential surge situations.
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After one year of HITECH, risk managers are realizing that this rule is serious business. The stakes are higher, and there is reason to believe that federal prosecutors will use HITECH more aggressively in 2010 than they did during its first year.
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Vendors may be the Achilles heel of HITECH compliance...
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A pregnant woman sought prenatal care from a hospital-based OB/GYN practice. During the pregnancy, the woman had several ultrasounds that revealed some density in the fetal heart.
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What's a shared user name between friends? Quite a bit, when it comes to the HIPAA security rule...
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According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the economic stimulus package passed by Congress last year included several changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) involving privacy of patient information:
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