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Whenever Possible, Combine Western and Traditional Medicine
When a patient’s cultural practices, such as traditional healing, are incorporated into the treatment plan, it can go a long way toward ensuring that patients follow the plan of care.
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Base Your Plan of Care On the Individual’s Beliefs and Practices
If case managers want their discharge plans to succeed, they should take the time to really understand their patients.
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Cultural Competency Is Essential in an Increasingly Diverse Society
If case managers don’t learn about their patients’ cultural beliefs and practices and incorporate them into the plan of care, their efforts to develop a trusting relationship with their patients and create a successful discharge plan may be in vain.
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Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke: Is There a Link?
Parkinson’s disease and stroke may be linked, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Houston.
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USB Drive Containing ePHI Stolen
The Office of Civil Rights recently announced a HIPAA settlement based on the theft of a USB data storage device with unsecured electronic protected health information.
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Presence Settlement Shows Need for Timely Notification When Breach Occurs
For the first time, a healthcare provider is settling a HIPAA violation based on failure to quickly report a breach.
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Hospital Ordered to Pay $1.7 Million for Fatal Excessive Fluid Administration
Lack of postoperative monitoring led to the death of a patient given excessive fluids.
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$14.5 Million Verdict for Premature Infant’s Injuries
A misdiagnosis and lack of follow-up testing led to an infant's permanent injury.
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Lost Devices Lead to OCR Finding More Noncompliance
A hospital’s loss of a BlackBerry and a laptop containing unsecured electronic protected health information led to an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights that found more widespread HIPAA violations.
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Study: Apology Laws Don’t Reduce Malpractice Claims
Laws that allow doctors to apologize to patients after an adverse event are intended to protect physicians who want to say they’re sorry but not have that considered an admission of guilt, but their effectiveness is questionable, according to a new study.