American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

Moreover, compliance with HIPAA helps healthcare providers avoid substantial fines and legal penalties associated with data breaches, thereby maintaining compliance with federal standards and ensuring the smooth operation of their practices. It ensures healthcare providers operate ethically.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 1901, UVA opened its first hospital with 25 beds and three operating rooms. The emergency department (ED) at UVA was rebuilt in 2019 and the department had not fully optimized its operations when COVID-19 hit. They also developed standard work documents for each role.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 14, 2024

Two years ago, an ACEP Now article covered the issue of transfer challenges resulting from early pandemic operations. 1 As fresh challenges of the pandemic and hospital operations changed emergency medicine practice, one of the more challenging areas was the movement of admitted patients out of the first emergency department (ED).

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

When one surgeon refused, she said workers were ordered to find a different surgeon who would perform the operation. He claims to have extensive documentation for at least some of these claims, and that whistleblowers told him a culture of retribution at OPTN stopped them from speaking out.

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