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A one-word change in the Conditions of Participation (CoP) regulations that went into effect Jan. 26, 2007, will make a dramatic difference in compliance requirements for Medicare and EMTALA.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released guidance to help organizations comply with HIPAA security standards; and Health care providers can receive free on-line information about the National Provider Identifier (NPI) in the form of on-demand audio and video web casts.
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At Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima, WA, the implementation of new state-wide financial assistance guidelines "wasn't really that big of a change."
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Patient access directors seeking to hire and retain good employees can improve their recruiting ability by looking outside the methods traditionally used by the health care industry.
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As many IRBs rethink their organizational structure to provide for more efficient review, some decide the time is right to create a second IRB and divide their studies into different areas of expertise.
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Many IRBs rethink their organizational structure to provide for more efficient review; some decide the time is right to create a second IRB and divide their studies into different areas of expertise.
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The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) of Rockville, MD, published, on Jan. 18, 2007, its final version of new guidelines on reporting unanticipated problems and adverse events.
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Weighing risks and benefits in human subjects research can be an objective, clinical process, unless the person who is measuring is also a study participant whose life is at stake.
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IRB offices require skilled, dedicated, hard-working staff, and it's not always easy to find the right people for the available jobs.
