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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill of Health

Manta This month, New York became the latest to join the growing list of states that have ended their requirements for routine masking in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Ending routine masking in hospital settings is a dangerous move. It also exposes hospitals to the risk of liability.

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HIPAA Consent Form: An Essential Tool in Preserving Patient Privacy

Compliancy Group

Hospitals, private practices, and other healthcare facilities must safeguard patient privacy and ensure proper collection and use of all information they collect from the people in their care. Failure to get informed consent can have dire consequences for your organization.

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What Are the Main Types of Healthcare Incidents?

MedTrainer

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) Infections patients acquire in a healthcare facility often due to inadequate infection control practices or exposure to pathogens in the hospital environment. hospitals resulting in around 250,000 injuries and up to 11,000 deaths. There were 45.9

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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

Telehealth reduces the cost of healthcare and increases efficiency with better management of chronic diseases, shared health professional staffing, reduced travel times, and fewer or shorter hospital stays. Obtaining informed consent with your patient is typically done before the first appointment.

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Update on No Surprises Act 2022

AIHC

These charges can also arise during non-emergency hospitalizations, where multiple providers may be involved in care. Even if a hospital participates in a patient’s insurance plan, specific providers, such as anesthesiologists or radiologists, may not. The term “hospital” includes critical access hospitals.

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Health Provider News – February 10, 2023

Hall Render

leading cause of death is heart disease, Alabama’s matches that Alabama lawmakers put temporary hold on $1 billion contract for prison healthcare New rolling NICU a ‘game changer’ for critical babies in Alabama More than a dozen Alabama hospitals at immediate risk of closing; officials say hospitals suffer $1.5

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

NATIONAL FTC inundated with premerger notification filings HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Over AI-Based Denials of Post-Acute Care Moves Ahead Nearly half of rural hospitals in the red, 432 vulnerable to closure, report finds Physicians sound the alarm on ‘dangerous’ (..)