A new statistical analysis of 90 distinct hospital websites, drawn from a nationally representative sample of 100 community hospitals, finds that those providers – when they had privacy policies available for consumption – were…
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The first quarter of 2024 saw a significant rise in M&A activity in the hospital and health system space, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall.
Experts think that this M&A activity will continue…
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The charge nurse is responsible for creating daily nurse/patient assignments, which are informed by the location of the patient within a unit and the clinical judgment of the charge nurse.THE PROBLEM
Assignments typically do not…
When healthcare staff approach a hospital room, it’s important to know basic things about the patient like their preferred language, whether they’re in isolation, or whether they’re not supposed to eat (an NPO order)….
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When healthcare staff approach a hospital room, it’s important to know basic things about the patient like their preferred language, whether they’re in isolation, or whether they’re not supposed to eat (an NPO order)….
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Two years ago, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs’ Riyadh-based hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, became the first in the world to reach Stage 7 in four different HIMSS models….
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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has developed a groundbreaking predictive model for metastatic uveal melanoma patients’ response to adoptive therapy, offering hope in treating this resistant cancer. Led by Dr. Udai Kammula,…
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Shares of UnitedHealth rise on the news that the company beat Q1 revenue expectations in spite of costs incurred by the Change Healthcare cyberattack. The company expects to lose up to $1.6 billion…
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The American Hospital Association is taking exception at recently-updated rules from HHS Office for Civil Rights related to the use of online tracking tools by health systems and other HIPAA Covered Entities.The AHA this…
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According to Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc., phishing emails are still the most prevalent and dangerous sources for security breaches. In this video, Witt and Joshua Roth, Chief Information Security…
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