Wednesday, July 5, 2017

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Federal Task Force Calls Cybersecurity a Public Health Concern
Staffing problems and outdated equipment and software are healthcare’s top cybersecurity challenges, according to a June 2 report released by the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, a federal task force established to fulfill requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act.
 

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Patient Advocates, Others Invited to Offer Thoughts on Mental Health Insurance Parity
Patients, patient advocates and anyone else concerned about whether mental health and substance abuse treatment is covered by insurance on even footing with medical conditions is being invited to offer comments and attend a public stakeholder meeting in Washington on July 27.
Opinion: Uniqueness is Not Unique
  With all the regulatory and reimbursement changes occurring in our industry at an ever-increasing rate, one thing is for certain: Your organization is not unique. When speaking to organizations, I often hear things like, “Well, we don’t have the resources that the university hospital has” from community hospitals and then the university hospitals will …

PSMJ Member Content

Three Keys to Preventing Workplace Violence
This article originally appeared in the June issue of Patient Safety Monitor Jounal. This spring, Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE, executive vice president of The Joint Commission, wrote a blog post detailing the need for a practical approach to healthcare’s endemic workplace violence (WPV) problem. 
 

Upcoming Industry Events

Tuesday 7/19 - CUSP Implementation Training
Thursday 7/27 - 25th Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit
Monday 7/31 - IHI Summer Immersion
Sunday 8/6- 54th ASHE annual Conference and Technical Exhibition
 

  

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Product Spotlight

The Infection Control Manual for Outpatient Settings

Many hospitals are acquiring or otherwise collaborating with physician practices, but these smaller settings don’t often have the dedicated infection control staff that larger facilities do. In most offices, infection control falls to medical assistants—who have little professional training on the subject. This book explains the steps physicians and their staff should take to protect patients, employees, and the environment and prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

 
 

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