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One of the nations leading medical messaging services has taken the lead in developing a sound business associate agreement to present to its clients to fulfill HIPAA requirements.
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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has asked Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson to provide guidance in light of the fact that a substantial number of covered entities will not be able to achieve compliance with HIPAA Transaction and Code Set (TCS) standards by Oct. 16, 2003, as required under the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act.
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As with many areas of health care, new approaches in technology have been sought to ease the way into compliance with HIPAA. One example is the HIPAA GUARD program from Monterey, CA-based Integritas Inc.
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The Partnership for Human Research Protection recently announced the approval of final standards for a new accreditation program to safeguard the interests of human subjects participating in research efforts.
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As quality improvement professionals tackle the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations patient safety goals, one of the goals is proving to be more challenging and confounding than the others.
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A walking tour of each patient care area that includes clinical alarms could reveal both problems and solutions you might not otherwise consider, says Britton Berek, CCE, MBA, associate director of the standards interpretation group for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Question: Our hospital routinely surveys patients and family members to gauge satisfaction with our services, but so far we havent really used those results in our accreditation efforts.
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A quality improvement project at a Michigan long-term care facility resulted in a decrease in the prevalence of chronic pain among its residents from 33% in March 2000 to 18% currently.
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Whether your organization is seeking to reduce process inefficiencies or eliminate the chance of unintended patient harm, action taking is a critical step in the improvement cycle. The cycle involves devising a new or improved process, implementing changes, monitoring the effects of changes, making further adjustments where necessary, and continuing to monitor.
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Daily bed alerts, emergency department (ED) case management, and an express admit unit for direct admits from physician offices are among the initiatives that help streamline operations at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA.
