by Richard Lang | Aug 8, 2022 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, Patient Safety
3 minute read Richard LangSettings Any security program has an obvious goal: protect sensitive information from unauthorized access. This is often very easy to say but more difficult to do in our interconnected, on-demand world. Why? Money! As we have...
by Richard Lang | Jun 16, 2022 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, Patient Safety
3 minute read Richard LangSettings Have you ever been offered a free credit report? Chances are that the organizations that have offered you these reports have (usually) experienced a breach and are required to offer these services to help mitigate the consequences...
by Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASC | Mar 14, 2022 | Clinical Strategy, Patient Safety
5 minute read Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19) is recognized annually by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to spotlight safety concerns. This week is an excellent opportunity to review the history of patient safety, common causes of safety...
by Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASC | Mar 12, 2022 | Clinical Strategy, Compliance, Electronic Charting, Patient Safety
7 minute read Beginning with the CY 2022 Medicare Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program (finalized in the FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS rulemaking), CMS added a SAFER Guides measure for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that is reported as a simple...
