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Disasters / Health Services : Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilitiesEmergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities
- Ergonomics / Patient Handling : Patient transfer techniques, use of lift equipment, patient transfer teams
Recommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.
- Health / Accreditation : Organizations & their procedures for accreditation of health care facilities
American Accreditation HealthCare Commission, Joint Council for the Accreditation of Hospitals Organizations, Community Health Accreditation Program, Joint Commission International Accreditation, NCQA, and more.
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Health / Aging : Resources on nursing homes, eldercare, etc.Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging. Step-by-step nursing home evaluation process. Statistics on the elderly. Assessment tools to evaluate daily living abilities, etc.
- Health / CMS : Medicare information for the healthcare industry - directories, fees, contracts,
CMS - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration) directories, fees, contracts, rulings, Medicare manuals, fee payment schedules, contracts, compliance program, etc. Medicare payment rates. Complete text of Board decisions and rulings.
- Health / Code Sets : DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding - Medicare payment rates
Index of diagnosis related groups. International classification of diseases ICD-9 code query system. Calculators, manuals related to DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding.
- Health / Ethics in Medicine : Ethical, professional and public policy statements for health care
Position statements and guidelines. Codes of conduct. Recommendations for health care professionals on ethical considerations in the business aspects of health care. Ethical, professional and public policy statements for health care. End of life issues. Cloning. Bioethics. Physician assisted suicide.
- Health / Fraud : DHHS OIC compliance program, health care fraud, physician fraud, etc.
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) provider compliance program guides. Database of Office of Audit Services (OAS) audit reports. Report on insurance fraud perpetrated by medical providers, primarily medical clinics. Fact sheets on health care fraud, physician fraud, patient lies, etc.
- Health / HIPAA : Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 materials
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - full text of the regulations, answers to common questions, consumer guides, standardized codes/reporting requirements.
- Health / Home Healthcare : Statistics, technical papers, FAQs about home health care agencies
Medicare policy and technical information related to OASIS data set for use in home health agencies. Home health agency wage indexes. The Unified Prospective Payment Proposal (NAHC) - home health services will be paid using per visit rates subject to per episode aggregate caps. Answers to common consumer questions about home health care services.
- Health / Hospice : Resources for health care professionals and consumers on hospices
Answers to some of the questions most often asked by consumers about hospice. Hospice industry news on legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, research, legal, and public relations. Statistical fact sheets. Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US. Medicare hospice agencey wage indexes. Quality of life index.
- Health / Medical Center Mgt : Handbooks for medical staff and patients, departmental resources
Full text of a medical staff handbook and of a patient handbook in use by the National Institute of Health. Medical department intranet websites. Medical records management.
- Health / Medicare : Beneficiary and consumer info
Medicare resources for consumers and beneficiaries. Consumer overview of Medicare coverages, answers to common questions, full text of the Medicare Handbook. Query database to determine the coverages provided by a specific Medicare Managed Care Plan.
- Health / Privacy : Medical record privacy, patient confidentiality, etc.
Confidentiality of medical information and patient records. Checklist for monitoring alcohol & other drug confidentiality compliance. Guidelines for employers regarding confidentiality of health information. Principles for health information privacy.
- Human Resources / Volunteers : Articles, sample policies and agreements related to volunteer management
Sample volunteer management policies, assessing volunteer job needs, Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, volunteer recruitment process, volunteer legal handbook, sample volunteer task descriptions, sample volunteer contract.
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Industrial Hygiene / Labs : Chemical Hygiene Plans, standard operating procedures, lab safety programs, etc.Laboratory safety programs and manuals, Chemical Hygiene Plans, radiation safety guidelines, laboratory inspections. Laboratory waste minimization and pollution prevention. Safety in high school labs. Laboratory safety checklists. Spill response. Standard operating procedures for hazardous materials.
- Legal / Health Law : Case developments, articles, resources related to medical law
Law and the physician, medicine and law, medical liability, etc. Resources, cases, statutes, memos and articles on health law. Latex allergy litigation.
- Managed Care / Liability : Guidelines to physicians about liability in managed care
Various resources assist the physician in understanding liability in managed care. The Health Administration Responsibility Project (HARP) - seeks to establish liability of managed healthcare organizations for consequences of their decisions. MCO's - the rules are changing for managed care liability.
- Managed Care / Practice Management : Resources on how managed care affects a physician's practice
Online tutorials for healthcare professionals on how to manage managed care. Examples: Guidance on how a physician can avoid being deselected from health plans. Physician profiling and how it can affect a physician's practice. Expediting MCO Payments. Understanding capitation contracts and stop loss. Full text of the fill-in-the-blanks AMA Model Managed Care Medical Services Agreement.
- Medicine / Anesthesia : Textbooks, adverse events, anesthesia safety and related materials
Resources for professionals related to anesthesia -related topics, safety, textbooks, etc.
- Medicine / Infection Control : Infection control in hospitals and healthcare institutions
Guides and information on infection control. Tutorial on drug-resistant organisms. Issues and recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Recommendations for isolation practices and infection control in hospitals. Guidelines for controlling the risk of VRE infection and colonization. Emerging pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms. Laundry guidelines. Needle sticks.
- Medicine / Pharmaceuticals : Clinical resources on pharmacology
Databases of over 4,000 generic/tradenames with information on dosage, indications for use, warnings, etc. Monographs on new drugs. Antibiotic guide. Food and drug interactions. Comparative drug charts. ASHP Practice Standards. Intravenous medication administration.
- Medicine / Radiation : Resources related to nuclear medicine
Emphasis on safety & health references for the nuclear medicine department.
- Risk Mgt / Liability : Real estate liability, slip & fall exposures, non-profts, volunteers, , etc.
Miscellaneous liability-related information, such as, managing hired contractors. Fiduciary liability. Liability of a predecessor company. Umbrella vs excess liability. White papers on liability issues. Police Liability Assessment Guide. Liability insurance and benefit plans.
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Risk Mgt / Medical Liability : Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.
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Safety / Medical Devices : FDA regulatory guidance for manufacturers of medical devicesUS Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc. Various inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance.
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Safety / Patient Safety : Medical errors, medication errors, patient safety guidanceJCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.
- USA Government / FDA : Departments and agencies of US Food and Drug Administration
Departments and agencies of US Food and Drug Administration
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Health Care Safety / Hospital Safety : Sample worker safety programs & guidance on pollution elimination in hospitalsThe full text of sample safety programs - majority are university medical center programs currently in use. Eliminating pollution from health care practices, plans for mercury elimination, use of incinerators, etc
- Health Care Safety / Infection Control : Infection control in hospitals and healthcare institutions
Guides and information on infection control. Tutorial on drug-resistant organisms. Issues and recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Recommendations for isolation practices and infection control in hospitals. Guidelines for controlling the risk of VRE infection and colonization. Emerging pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms. Laundry guidelines. Needle sticks.
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Health Care Safety / Malpractice : Medical malpractice, risk management in medicine, insurance, etc.Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.
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Health Care Safety / Medical Devices : FDA regulatory guidance for manufacturers of medical devicesUS Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc. Various inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance.
- Health Care Safety / Patient Handling : Patient transfer techniques, use of lift equipment, patient transfer teams
Recommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.
- Occupational Medicine / Anesthesia : Textbooks, adverse events, anesthesia safety and related materials
Resources for professionals related to anesthesia -related topics, safety, textbooks, etc.
- Occupational Medicine / Pharmaceuticals : Clinical resources on pharmacology
Databases of over 4,000 generic/tradenames with information on dosage, indications for use, warnings, etc. Monographs on new drugs. Antibiotic guide. Food and drug interactions. Comparative drug charts. ASHP Practice Standards. Intravenous medication administration.
- Employment Law / Health Privacy : Medical record privacy, patient confidentiality, etc.
Confidentiality of medical information and patient records. Checklist for monitoring alcohol & other drug confidentiality compliance. Guidelines for employers regarding confidentiality of health information. Principles for health information privacy.
- Health Benefits / Medicare : Beneficiary and consumer info
Medicare resources for consumers and beneficiaries. Consumer overview of Medicare coverages, answers to common questions, full text of the Medicare Handbook. Query database to determine the coverages provided by a specific Medicare Managed Care Plan.
- Staffing / Volunteer Management : Articles, sample policies and agreements related to volunteer management
Sample volunteer management policies, assessing volunteer job needs, Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, volunteer recruitment process, volunteer legal handbook, sample volunteer task descriptions, sample volunteer contract.
- US Government / FDA : Departments and agencies of US Food and Drug Administration
Departments and agencies of US Food and Drug Administration
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