Bill of Health

JANUARY 23, 2023

Conventional negligence theory suggests that since it is likely a lab leak will happen, and reasonably foreseeable that microorganisms will escape (perhaps one engineered to infect humans), reasonable preventive measures are indicated. So, what could those be? Other countries have not been as diligent. appeared first on Bill of Health.

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Medical Gas Compliance

JULY 28, 2022

Preventive maintenance that gets ignored can cause repairs to be put on hold. Deferred maintenance - waiting for future budgets or funds to become available - can create costly consequences and increase the chances of significant problems down the road.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Fire safety covers a multitude of regulatory areas including fire prevention plans, fire extinguishers, and exit signs. OSHA Fire Prevention Plan The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has developed a fire prevention plan – 1910.39. If an extinguisher is discharged, it must be refilled and replaced immediately.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 4, 2024

WHY IT MATTERS WHO said in its announcement Tuesday that Sarah has the expertise to help prevent cancer, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes and other causes of high mortality rates. S.A.R.A.H, or Sarah, was created using an AI training approach based on modeling interactive human systems to deliver more personalized and engaging messages.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2024

In healthcare, this presents a multitude of benefits, including the ability to proactively intervene to prevent a patient’s health from declining. This will end the era of one-size-fits-most in medicine, ushering in personalized and preventative healthcare as standard.

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Doctors 103

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 17, 2024

The following Fire Prevention and Safety Training for Healthcare Providers educates healthcare providers (HCP) on common fire hazards in healthcare offices. Because of this, American Medical Compliance can inform your staff on fire prevention and safety within your practice.

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Compliance 52

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The following Fire Prevention and Safety Training for Dental Healthcare Providers is designed to educate dental healthcare providers on common fire hazards in dental offices. Fire Prevention Strategies A fire protection plan must be written, kept in the workplace, and made available for employee examination.

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Compliance 52

American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 25, 2024

Among the various PPE items, the N95 respirator mask stands out as a crucial tool in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens. This makes them highly effective at preventing the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. However, wearing an N95 mask is not enough.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2024

For example, if a patient's vital readings reach dangerous levels, emergency services can be immediately dispatched to prevent further deterioration that would require hospitalization, or fatal instances. You further suggest RPM can make hospital at home affordable. How can the technology make this happen?

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Hospitals Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicaid 160

MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Check your certification maintenance requirements to verify if these courses will satisfy your needs. AAMA-approved courses in MedTrainer’s library are widely accepted by other certifying bodies for medical assistants.* Course completions are automatically tracked and customizable reporting means that you are always survey ready.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 4, 2024

These are just some of the things that OIG compliance guidelines help prevent. Since 1976, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has helped healthcare organizations prevent and fight against fraud, waste, and abuse. These things are often handled separately when, in reality, they should be connected to your compliance initiatives.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 21, 2023

Onix Group, a Pennsylvania-based real estate development firm and provider of business management and consulting services, is being sued for failing to prevent a ransomware attack in which the hackers stole the protected health information of 320,000 individuals. The ransomware attack was detected by Onix Group on March 27.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This includes laundry services, which serve a critical role in maintaining cleanliness and preventing the spread of infections. This includes separating infectious materials from non-infectious ones, such as blood-soaked linens or those potentially containing hazardous chemicals, to prevent exposure incidents.

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Compliance 52

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Preventive measures are necessary. With that said, OSHA requires healthcare organizations to develop violence prevention programs. At AMC , our expert team specializes in designing customized courses and training solutions that address OSHA standards such as bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication, and workplace violence prevention.

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Compliance 105

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Qnovia is tackling the world’s leading cause of preventable death and disease by helping the world’s one billion smokers successfully quit. The RespiRx™ is an easy to use, zero-maintenance cartridge-based medical grade inhaled drug delivery system that will be prescribed by a doctor to help smokers finally quit smoking.

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Total Medical Compliance Resources

JUNE 29, 2023

HIPAA regulations require covered entities to have policies and procedures in place to prevent and detect snooping. In the event of a snooping incident, covered entities are responsible for investigating and taking appropriate action, such as disciplinary measures, to address the violation and prevent future occurrences.

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HIPAA 52

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2024

However, the reality is that a reputable hosting provider, armed with robust security measures like firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and regular security audits, can offer enhanced security when implemented correctly.

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Compliance Health Insurance HIPAA 86

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 30, 2023

Administrative safeguards include security management processes to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations. The HIPAA Security Rule does not specify the specific technologies that should be used to secure healthcare data and restrict access. Systems like Safetica provide immediate alerts for data security incidents.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2024

By moving to the cloud, Altera can offer Paragon customers all the typical benefits – faster upgrades, less hardware maintenance, fewer specialized IT resources needed, and increased cybersecurity. Increased Resilience Improving the security and resilience of Paragon customers was a key goal of moving to the cloud.

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Hospitals 92

Compliancy Group

MARCH 29, 2023

Because OSHA Fire Prevention Plans are a part of the wider Subpart E “Exit Routes and Emergency Planning” standard, here are a few points to consider as you develop your OSHA healthcare compliance strategy. OSHA Fire Prevention Plans for Healthcare Organizations – Written or Verbal? Learn More! × Submitting.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2023

A medical management company has been fined $550,000 by the New York Attorney General for failing to prevent a cyberattack that exposed the personal and protected health information of 1.2 million individuals, including 428,000 New Yorkers.

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HIPAA Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance 101

American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory on bacteria in the pipes of dental facilities. Maintaining pipes is essential to prevent bacteria from forming. Learn more about preventing infections by taking AMC’s DHCP Water and Dental Line Maintenance course. Get Certified.

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Compliance 52

Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Healthcare policy and procedure software helps to ensure staff are aware of and follow the latest policies and procedures, which helps to prevent errors and enhances the quality of patient care and safety. Automating critical points of the policy creation and maintenance process will save you and your staff time and money.

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Compliance HIPAA 40

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 19, 2023

CDMC investigated the reported breach and determined there had been an unauthorized disclosure of medical information and negligent maintenance or disposal of medical information, both of which violated the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA).

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 81

HIPAA Journal

MAY 26, 2023

The StopRansomware Guide can be used by government agencies and organizations and businesses of all sizes to ensure appropriate defenses are in place to block attacks and can help with the development, implementation, and maintenance of incident response plans to ensure the fastest possible recovery in the event of an attack.

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Ransomware HIPAA Governance 57

American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In addition, limiting access to the surgical area, reducing reflective surfaces, posting warning signs outside the nominal hazard zone, and making sure the laser is in good operating order with all manufacturer safeguards in place can all help prevent accidental exposure to the non-target tissue.

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Compliance 52

Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Additionally, an intervention initiated March 14, 2022, indicated that after repeated episodes of staff observing the resident putting him/herself on the floor intentionally, and additional multiple behaviors noted, a safety intervention of lowering the mattress to the floor and removing the bedframe was initiated to prevent injury.

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Nursing Homes Nurses FDA Hospitals 59

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

They are pleased with its ability to produce positive outcomes, such as reducing patient falls, preventing tube/line issues, deterring unauthorized drug use, and ensuring staff safety by curbing patient aggression. The system also offers financial benefits by enhancing the capacity to observe patients and prevent adverse events.

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Nurses 91

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

While three-quarters of people over 55 years of age want to age-in-place, only half believes they will be able to due to factors preventing them to do so: accessibility, transportation and mobility, and home maintenance challenges, the report called out.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2023

This includes scalability and flexibility for varying demands, reduced maintenance and infrastructure responsibilities (which are done automatically in cloud environments by providers) and increased accessibility from remote locations. As a result, companies also increase reliability across systems.

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Compliance 92

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

Björn Kalweit, head of operations at Gematik, said they had learnt from the issue and gained new insight into how to either prevent functional failures, or identify and remedy them as soon as possible. We will expand our preventive measures even more and introduce central measures for detection in operational management.

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Health Insurance Doctors 91

AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

How are security breaches prevented? Preventing fraudsters Having security measures in place safeguards patient data. Administrative safeguards HIPAA administrative safeguards are actions, policies, and procedures designed to manage the selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of security measures to protect ePHI.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 99

HIPAA Journal

JULY 14, 2023

As a result of that negligence, patient data is now in the hands of cybercriminals and the plaintiffs and class members are likely to have their sensitive data misused in a variety of fraudulent ways and face a lifetime risk of identity theft and fraud.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 1, 2024

It really is a strategic exercise and their buy-in is what prevents second-guessing when you’re heading in a direction and well down the road. And it should also take maintenance and opportunities for innovation into consideration. On any day, you’re likely to get five different opinions about what needs to happen in the next quarter.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

These capabilities include preventing ransomware threats in real-time and blocking events, even on compromised or infected devices if needed. Our solutions enable organizations to avoid preventable breaches, protect patients and their data, meet regulatory requirements, and optimize cybersecurity investments. About RevSpring.

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Compliance HIPAA Ransomware Hospitals 74

Dot Compliance

MAY 10, 2023

Corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes can often slow life science companies down. Once a quality issue is discovered, it can take months to investigate and find the root cause of the problem and create effective protocols to fix and prevent further issues.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 9, 2022

We agree that the numerous reports of therapist transgressions (sexual and non-sexual) require proactive approaches, but we argue that this should focus on greater boundary definition and maintenance, not less. She works to advance best practice prevention and evidence based institutional policies for sexual harm. Risk Mitigation.

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