Hospital Access Management – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Journey to patient-centered care: Rural hospital adopts Planetree model
The Planetree model is almost 30 years old but its essence is timeless, says Janet Powell Morin, RN, chief culture officer and former vice president, patient care services at Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) in The Dalles, OR. -
Massages, reiki, oh my! Make patients feel at home
Who would ever believe that one could enter a hospital and confuse it for a spa? -
OSF seeks to inform, empower patients
It used to be that patients would just listen and do what they were told. Not anymore. -
Guest Column: Excellence in access: Let the data lead the way
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, in a speech in New York on Sept. 7, 1903, said, "Far and away, the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." -
News Briefs
In early July, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on behavior among health care professionals and its effect on care. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: AAHC: HIPAA deterring biomedical research
Research vice presidents for academic health centers agree HIPAA has serious and often detrimental effects on biomedical research. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: House health IT bill seeks to protect health information
A House subcommittee approved and sent on to the full Energy and Commerce Committee H.R. 6357, the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008," known as the PRO(TECH)T Act, which is intended to strengthen the quality of health care, reduce medical errors and costs by encouraging adoption of health information technology, and further protect the privacy and security of health information in the electronic age. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: National Provider Identifier finally takes effect
Mandatory use of the National Provider Identifier (NPI), which had been delayed from 2007, took effect May 23. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials said there were no early reports of abnormalities or significant problems in implementing the change. -
HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Surveys say: HIPAA affects health care IT decisions
Some 91% of health care IT decision makers and executives say that HIPAA regulations influence or strongly influence their IT purchasing decisions, according to a survey by electronic access management tool developer Imprivata.