Amplifying Local Resources to Empower the Community
New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist Episode NOW on Demand with host Dr. Nick & guest Maggie Ehrenfried, Managing Director, Development at LifeNet International.
HIPAA Audits 101: Your Compliance State Under Review
By Art Gross – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better know as HIPAA, was passed by Congress in 1996 and called for the protection and confidential handling of protected health information (PHI).
Shedding New Light on Sunscreen Absorption
By Janet Woodcock MD & Theresa M. Michele MD – Skin cancer incidence rates continue to rise, making risk from excess sun exposure an important public health priority. Yet despite what we know about prevention, skin cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States.
From the Desk of Matt Fisher – ICYMI
From our host of Healthcare de Jure – Matt Fisher is a Partner with Mirick O’Connell and the chair of the firm’s Health Law Group. When he is not practicing law, interviewing someone on his radio show. or parenting, he is penning thoughtful posts on healthcare. ICYMI we have you covered.
ReImagining Dementia
New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist Episode NOW on Demand with host Dr. Nick & guest Dr. Tia Powell, the Director for the Center for Bioethics at Montefiore Medical Center & an expert in Dementia & author of the book: Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End.
3 Keys to Improving Patient Safety in Labor and Delivery
By Dr. Alana McGolrick, DNP – Patient safety is a top priority in healthcare; but unlike most other service lines, where there is a single patient to worry about, the maternal-fetal dyad makes labor and delivery (L&D) particularly challenging to manage. The challenges don’t just double—they square.
Three Ways Improved Technology Can Help Your Nurses Save Time
By Austin Winberg – Nurses are the lifeblood of our hospitals. From assessing patients to administering medicines, nurses ensure that every aspect of the hospital’s front line runs smoothly. As a facet of the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, nursing has undergone remarkable advancements in recent years.
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Still More ‘Medicare-For-All’
From Kaiser Health News Network – Their latest podcast, What the Health, This week, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a presidential candidate, unveiled the 2019 version of his “Medicare-for-all” bill recently. But even more than two decades after first proposing a…
A Global Response to a Global Threat
By Garrett Grigsby & Robert P. Kadlec MD – The very word ‘pandemic’ conjures images of global disease and death. Educational campaigns highlighting the centennial of the 1918 Influenza pandemic are a jarring reminder that more than 50 million people died due to…
How to File a HIPAA Privacy Complaint
By Keith Boone – I’ve been seeing a lot of tweets recently complaining about misuse of HIPAA (about a half-dozen). Mostly from people who know better than doctors what the regulations and legislation actually says.
Phase 1 of the Redesign Dialysis Challenge Receives 165 Submissions
By Ed Simcox – This past October, in partnership with the American Society of Nephrology, my office launched the first KidneyX prize, ‘Redesign Dialysis’. Now, less than 5 months later, the first phase of the prize has come to a close.
From the Desk of Matt Fisher – ICYMI
From our host of Healthcare de Jure – Matt Fisher is a Partner with Mirick O’Connell and the chair of the firm’s Health Law Group. When he is not practicing law, interviewing someone on his radio show. or parenting, he is penning thoughtful posts on healthcare. ICYMI we have you covered.
