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Weekly Roundup – March 4, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Using AI to Detect Rare Conditions. Even though today’s physicians see a lot of patients, they may only encounter a handful of patients with rate conditions in their entire careers.

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HHS OCR Annual Report to Congress

HealthIT Answers

HHS Office for Civil Rights delivers annual reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information. The post HHS OCR Annual Report to Congress appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Systematizing Safety: The Urgent Need for Integrated Safety Management Systems in Healthcare

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Carl Macrae (University of Nottingham), Systematizing Safety: The Urgent Need for Integrated Safety Management Systems in Healthcare (2022): Patient safety remains a difficult and persistent challenge for healthcare organizations around the world. Despite enormous effort and considerable investment over the.

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A Different Sort of Shameless Plug

Drug & Device Law

A couple of our recent posts have mentioned the alternative compensation system created by the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (“Vaccine Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§300aa-10, et seq. This Vaccine Program is the Act’s alternative to tort litigation, which addresses alleged injuries resulting from vaccines covered by the Vaccine Act. The legal aspects of the Vaccine Program are administered by the Department of Justice, and here’s a link to government’s description of the program For decades, t

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.