The Office for Civil Rights in the US Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed changes to strengthen patients’ rights to access their own health information, improve care coordination, and reduce regulatory burdens.
Researchers sought to determine whether educational intervention can decrease therapeutic inertia by reducing autonomic arousal response (pupil dilation), a proxy measurement of how physicians respond to uncertainty during clinical decisions.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Academy of Neurology, and American College of Rheumatology provided new clinical practice guidelines for Lyme disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Examining whether an early career episode of burnout has long-term consequences on cognitive functions, symptoms of depression, and insomnia for nurses a decade after graduation.
Regardless of the challenges a smaller group might have, a risk assessment is a baseline for any HIPAA program. The cost of this assessment is considerably less than a HIPAA fine.
