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Best Practices for Healthcare Organizations to Ensure OSHA Compliance

American Medical Compliance

With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) setting standards to protect workers from occupational hazards, healthcare organizations face unique challenges in maintaining compliance due to the complexity of their operations and the diverse array of risks inherent in patient care.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 2/5/24 (Issue #28)

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You can read the document here. Read the original document here. Recall the panel also recommended abdominal CT earlier in the guideline for postoperative patients, and acknowledges CT might be the better first test (rather than ultrasound) in at least some post-op and non-operative critically ill patients.

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How to Ensure Dental Regulatory Compliance 

American Medical Compliance

Amidst the busy dental appointments, treatments, and patient care, there are crucial aspects that often operate in the background but hold importance. These are recordkeeping and documentation. While the primary focus in dentistry is patient health and well-being, carefully keeping records is equally needed.

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How to Conduct Effective Compliance Audits 

American Medical Compliance

What’s more, they improve operational efficiency and enhance patient trust. It could target several key areas, such as patient privacy and security to ensure compliance with HIPAA guidelines, or billing and coding accuracy to prevent fraud and abuse under CMS regulations. You might also focus on employee training and education.

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OSHA Compliance in Dentistry: Creating a Safe Work Environment 

American Medical Compliance

Dental practices must maintain radiation safety protocols and provide radiation safety training for staff operating radiographic equipment. This can be achieved by maintaining a centralized document repository. Have a digital document management system or a physical binder in a prominent area of the dental office.

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Understanding FWA Compliance in Healthcare

American Medical Compliance

Let’s explore its significance, key regulations, challenges, and best practices. The Significance of FWA Compliance FWA includes activities that defraud healthcare programs, waste resources, or abuse the system. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into FWA compliance in healthcare.

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Happy HIPAA New Year!

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

During those two years, the OCR oversees all compliance activities and requires that all HIPAA related documentation and issues be submitted and approved or reported to them according to strict guidelines. Nevertheless, they do represent current general best practices.