The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a free, downloadable brochure which provides patients with tips to use before, during and after a medical appointment.
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Organizations nationwide are considering whether to institute an influenza vaccination policy. In just the past few weeks, hospitals in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Michigan have announced such policies.
The CDC provides a free, downloadable poster answering frequently asked questions from patients about Clostridium difficile.
The Oregon Medical Board has disciplined physicians for a variety of violations, including several related to standard of care, according to an Oregonian report.
New Vision Surgical Center in Vera Beach, Fla., has achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a contributed TCPalm.com report.
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Six members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons have formed an advertising cooperative to educate the public of the risks they take by choosing unqualified professionals to perform cosmetic plastic surgery, according to a news release.
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement has announced two new benchmarking studies for 2012, according to a report in Connection, the e-newsletter from the AAAHC.
Rex Healthcare, based in Raleigh, N.C., has announced Rex Surgery Center of Cary (N.C.) received a one-year term of accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, according to a Rex Healthcare news release.
A new Texas law that took effect last month prohibits the Texas Medical Board from considering complaints about physicians made anonymously, according to an American-Statesman report.
A new Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post discusses the new proposed rule: "CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patients' Access to Test Reports."