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NewsHospital mistakes kept secret
Despite the shift toward more transparent healthcare, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed some hospital mistakes, such as patient suicides, sexual assaults, and surgical Read more...
When does healthcare transparency morph into 'too much information?'
If you have a teenager or two living at home, it's not uncommon to hear them utter the term "TMI"--too much information--when you're trying to explain something to them. But can there ever be TMI Read more...
Don't cover up large-scale adverse events
Disclosure of adverse events that could affect large numbers of patients should be a regular occurrence, regardless of how harmful the event may or may not be, a newly released article in the New Read more...
New HHS rule requires providers, health plans to notify consumers of privacy breaches
What used to be a state by state matter--in which a patchwork of laws offered some limited protection when their health data was breached--has now become a national standard. HHS has issued new Read more...
MA bans most industry gifts to providers, requires disclosure
Massachusetts officials have just passed some of the toughest regulations in the country governing financial relationships between providers and drug/medical devicemakers. The new rules, which were Read more...
U of Penn to disclose potential conflicts of interest
Joining a growing national movement, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and its health system have announced that it will begin disclosing information on all of its doctors and Read more...
| Press ReleasesPresbyterian Healthcare Services Selects MRO Corp. for Release-of-Information and Audit Tracking ServicesNew Mexico health system implements MRO’s enterprise-wide system across all hospitals and satellite clinics KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MRO Corp., a leading provider of disclosure Read more >> Software Helps Research Facilities Meet New NIH Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) RequirementsCOI-SMART Disclosure System and Online COI TrainingJERICHO, N.Y., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HCCS (Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.), the leading provider of healthcare compliance training Read more >> Lower the Dollar Threshold for What You Appeal; Power of Appeals Software Makes Appeal Generation Both Easy and EffectiveLEAGUE CITY, Texas, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Many healthcare organizations do not appeal low balance denials. Instead, minimum dollar amount thresholds dictate which denials are addressed. Read more >> |
