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As Southern Texas Hospital System (STHS) moves forward with the implementation of its regional health information organization (RHIO), the focus must remain on its ultimate purpose -- patient-centric collective data -- and on creating value for each stakeholder...
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Staff turnover in the access field takes a heavy financial toll on health care organizations.
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For an access professional who doesn't mind packing for extended stays and spending a lot of time in airports, there could be a lucrative job waiting in the consulting field.
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More than 90 health care organizations have come together to develop and implement operating rules for electronically exchanging eligibility and benefits information to make it easier for physicians and other health professionals to verify patient insurance information.
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A former employee of the Cleveland Clinic and Health Management Associates and her cousin have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on charges of identity theft, ...
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Basic principles need to be incorporated in all rules, regulations, or laws pertaining to personal health information (PHI) if it is expected to flow across organizational boundaries ...
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In the case of 'Brewster v Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center,' the appellate court of Illinois had to decide whether a hospital owes a duty to a person injured by an off-duty intern suffering from sleep deprivation due to the hospital's policy on working hours.
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With an increasing number of emergency department (ED) physicians using ultrasound, are malpractice lawsuits also on the rise? Quite the contrary, according to proponents of ED ultrasound.
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An ultrasound image shows a patient who had been shot in the chest and was not doing well. The physician thought the patient's lung was collapsed, and he put in a chest tube.
