The Department of Health and Human Services is revising its regulations for health information exchange security and patient privacy for patients obtaining treatment for substance abuse orders, according to Health IT Security.
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A study shows transformation leadership may have positive effects on the quality of patient care, according to News-Medical.
Screening chronic pain patients for drugs may result in patients not returning for future treatment, according to a University of Houston and University of Galveston-based Texas Medical Branch study.
San Diego Health Connect, a Health Information Exchange, chose Verato, a McLean, Va.-based cloud-based patient matching solutions provider, to enhance its patient record exchange between 25 clinics and hospital systems.
A hospital's "safety culture" is a critical component of quality care delivery, based on a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study, according to General Surgery News.
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ESR launched their Basic Patient Safety Standards and the ESR Audit Tool on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, according to Health Care Business.
Physicians throughout Illinois are reporting a significant increase in the number of people testing positively for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, according to WSIL TV.
Nurses entering practice today need to be trained on how to become the next generation of nurse leaders. In order for that to happen, there are time-tested principles/practices that need to be observed, but the way in which those are…
Six patients who took the antibiotic Levaquin filed a federal lawsuit against former FDA Commissioner, Margaret Hamburg, MD, claiming the Commissioner defrauded consumers and conspired with Johnson & Johnson to conceal information about the harmful effects of Levaquin, according to…
Following seven confirmed cases of Zika virus in Houston, healthcare providers are screening pregnant women for Zika virus.