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Increases in outsourcing, the merging of health care organizations, and changes in the consulting business may equal some new opportunities for qualified access management professionals.
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Thinking creatively, but not expensively, is the key to meeting HIPAA requirements with a limited budget, according to Maria Woods, vice president for compliance and regulatory affairs at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York, who spoke at the Ninth Annual HIPAA Summit in September.
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While the mapping of the human genome provided scientists with a blueprint for understanding disease, Swedish researchers are trying to take the knowledge one step further, with the human proteome.
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Whether an IRBs protocol volume is small, medium, or large, its not easy to decide whether to have the entire board read every page in a protocol submission or have a primary and/or secondary reviewer system in which point people take on the bulk of the work.
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The IRB at Oakwood Healthcare System in Dearborn, MI, reviews protocols for four hospitals, including protocols written by masters level, doctoral level, nursing students, and the 150-plus residents.
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A telecommuting project in the pre-services department at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, NC, is reducing the amount of work time lost to bad weather and delighting employees who find themselves well suited to working at home.
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A recent posting on the web site medlaw.com warns hospitals to assess their vulnerability to acts of terrorism and suggests some precautionary measures.
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Legal barriers posed by certain fraud and abuse, antitrust, federal income tax, intellectual property, malpractice, and state licensing laws hinder providers adoption of health information technology, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a recent report.
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With reports touting the financial and customer service benefits of call centers, its no wonder that more hospitals often under the aegis of their access departments are looking either to establish a call center or to expand the capabilities of an existing one.