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Digital Do’s and Don’ts: Navigating Healthcare Compliance Successfully

American Medical Compliance

As featured in Companies Market Cap, the top 10 publicly traded healthcare companies have revenue of $39 billion to $359 billion as of 2023. Unfortunately, all of these could lead to severe legal consequences, including HIPAA violations. This is because of the rapidly growing global population and aging demographic.

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A Patient Privacy Breach Leads to Settlement

American Medical Compliance

A hospital security patient privacy breach has resulted in a hefty settlement of $240,000 under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The breach involved numerous patients’ personal health information (PHI) and violated the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which mandates strict protection of patient data.

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FAQs: AI and prompt engineering

American Nurse

Natural language processing (NLP), an area of AI, aims to bridge the gap between humans and machines by enabling them to communicate effectively through natural language. Instructions: Consider prioritization of interventions and communication strategies. What’s natural language processing? The care plan should be only 500 words.

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Two Weeks’ Notice for the Public Health Emergency: What’s Next for Telehealth

Healthcare Law Insights blog

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its plan to end the Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 on May 11, 2023. Some of these changes have become permanent or extended beyond the end of the PHE due to Congressional action, while some waivers will expire on May 11, 2023. Reimbursement A.

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Digitizing Compliance Management in Healthcare

Relias

However, the Relias 2023 State of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report found that 53% of managers in healthcare organizations use manual methods, such as paper, Word files, and spreadsheets, to track required training completed by their staff. Digitizing your compliance program is vital for the success of your organization.

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12 Qualities and Skills of a Good Nurse

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nursing qualities and skills: Empathy Respect for Human Dignity Patient Advocacy Emotional Regulation Critical Thinking Curiosity Communication Problem-Solving Flexibility Time Management Experience Willingness to Keep Learning What Makes a Good Nurse? Communication Good communication is essential and necessary when working with patients.

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OTD Student Makes Her Entrepreneurial Mark and Empowers Caregivers

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

A winning entrepreneurial spirit In November 2023, Mendez clinched the top spot in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) San Diego Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) in San Marcos. Mendez’s pioneering passion is not only changing lives but also winning accolades.

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