Sentences with phrase «protect patient health»

The course modules explore practical step that organizations can take to protect patient health information.

He said the local law would create «misguided, unnecessary» regulatory burdens that do nothing to protect patient health.

In 1996 the U.S. Congress enacted federal law which protects patient health information.

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It seems that he, as a doctor motivated to protect the health of his patients, came to acknowledge the fetus as another patient alongside its mother.

For more than 45 years, Tyvek ® has helped to protect the health of millions of patients worldwide and to reduce costs in the health care setting by maintaining sterility of medical devices and supplies to the point of use.

The DuPont Medical and Pharmaceutical Protection Team, backed by the vast resources of DuPont, is committed to helping medical device manufacturers develop custom medical packaging solutions to help protect the health of patients around the world.

The nation's health department is taking steps to dismantle LGBT health initiatives, as political appointees have halted or rolled back regulations intended to protect LGBT workers and patients, removed LGBT - friendly language from documents and reassigned the senior adviser dedicated to LGBT health.

State Sen. Eric Schneiderman will talk to WNYC's Brian Lehrer about «Ian's Law,» health care legislation he introduced to protect patients from the insurance industry.

«We are pleased to continue to work with all parties to protect patients and ensure the safety and well - being of thousands of hospital workers and other health care professionals across the state,» the statement issued Wednesday afternoon read.

«The Scottish government needs to intervene and work with both health boards to protect this arrangement, which currently benefits both Scottish and English patients.»

The Acting Upper West Regional Minister, Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, has called for the stepping up of advocacy on mental health to protect the rights of mental health patients.

«The Patient Protection Coalition would be more aptly named the provider protection coalition as it is more interested in protecting specialists» income than making health insurance affordable to consumers,» said Leslie Moran, spokeswoman for the New York Health Plan Associhealth insurance affordable to consumers,» said Leslie Moran, spokeswoman for the New York Health Plan AssociHealth Plan Association.

Almost 100 MPs have so far signed an early day motion backing calls by the Mental Health Alliance, a grouping of 78 different charities and campaign groups, to reform the bill and ensure patients are properly protected.

The health committee's report, which was assessing the operation of the Mental Health Act 2007, said there was also «profoundly depressing» evidence for the poor operations of the «deprivation of liberty safeguards» (DOLS) used to protect patients who lack mental caphealth committee's report, which was assessing the operation of the Mental Health Act 2007, said there was also «profoundly depressing» evidence for the poor operations of the «deprivation of liberty safeguards» (DOLS) used to protect patients who lack mental capHealth Act 2007, said there was also «profoundly depressing» evidence for the poor operations of the «deprivation of liberty safeguards» (DOLS) used to protect patients who lack mental capacity.

In the Assembly, Lancman authored the Safe Patient Handling Act (A. 1370B / S.2470 B) as well as a report on the subject, authored the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act (A. 4856), and helped ensure safe working conditions at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx, which was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for inadequately protecting employees from violence.

State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, in a statement, vowed to protect medical marijuana patients.

«It was a very complicated system to put together and a delicate balance to achieve,» said Cuomo «You want to protect the rights of mental health professionals, and patients of mental health professional.»

The Prime Minister promised to protect the NHS but his health policies are piling extra pressure on health services, and patients are starting to see the NHS going backwards again under the Tories.»

«We are pleased to continue to work with all parties to protect patients and ensure the safety and well - being of thousands of hospital workers and other health care professionals across the state.

Lifestyle and dietary modifications to maintain vascular health or reduce disease risk might help protect patients» heart health, but there are currently limited diet - based therapeutic approaches to counteract cardiovascular disease in patients with kidney failure.

Going forward, the development of a reliable diagnostic kit is much needed to enable hospital, clinic, and public health workers to confirm that patients seeking care are either infected or free of the virus; and while an effective vaccine is being tested, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should screen existing antiviral medicines to determine if any can protect people from contracting the virus, Song said.

Protecting public health is also an issue of patient safety.»

Vaccination rates for a critical booster shot tripled after clinics began using electronic prompts alerting them of patients needing the Tdap vaccine that protects against tetanus, diptheria, and whooping cough, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.

The goal of the workshop was to set forth the principles, policies, and security - related technologies necessary for the development of mHealth devices and apps to improve patient health, while at the same time protecting user privacy.

To protect patient privacy the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declined to provide the locations of Zika cases in the U.S. but that information is available from state health departments.

Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have devised a new way to protect personal electronic health records using a patient's own heartbeat.

While EHRs let students to check their diagnostic impressions by monitoring patient outcomes, the practice raises ethical questions about the appropriate use of protected health information.

They had to scale up and redesign their hospitals to protect patients and health care workers.

Evacuation did not protect patients from deteriorating health.

Doctors Without Borders, which oversees many Ebola clinics in west Africa, is sending home recovered Ebola patients with a stack of condoms, and health workers are urging them to only engage in protected sex for at least three months after recovery.

For years now, health care reformers have been pushing hospitals to do what should be obvious: protect patients from hospital - bred infections that make them sicker than they already are.

A new study finds that a simple reminder via electronic health record systems may go a long way in encouraging patients to get the HPV vaccine that protects against cervical cancer.

Although patients can not control air quality, Liu said, the findings provide evidence for policy makers and public health leaders to develop better models for monitoring and predicting climate changes so that patients can better protect themselves.

THaW aims to protect patients and their confidentiality as medical records move from paper to electronic form and as health care increasingly moves out of doctors» offices and hospitals and into the home.

On March 2, 2004, Gibson turned himself in and became the first person in the country to be convicted for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects patient privacy.

Gene therapy's clearest success to date has been restoring the health of about 40 children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), also known as «bubble boy» disease because patients can not fight off infections and are often isolated to protect them from germs.

September 6, 2013 Notice of data event from former third - party vendor ICS Collection Service Inc. recently notified the University of Chicago Physicians Group of a potential incident that may have affected the protected health information of up to 1,344 patient files.

Do you know how a trial works, how patients are protected and the benefits of having a research - focused Medical Center and College of Medicine as an option for your family's health care?

In an ongoing clinical trial funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, 3K3A - APC alone is being given to patients within a few hours of ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain), to determine if the protein can help protect against brain damage.

The two main take aways that I'd have from ICU patients to mice, what the evidence seems to suggest, is that when there is a big impact on your body's microbiome from inflammation, medication, or various things that can affect it, it will have a negative correlation on your body's ability to protect itself through an immune response and ultimately you'd have some optimal health.

Klement hopes that a ketogenic diet will not only protect the body composition of his patients, but also their health in general.

Read on to learn about the link between Alzheimer's disease and diabetes and how you can help your patients protect their brain health through diet and lifestyle strategies that improve blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity.

SaveMyFertility.org is an authoritative resource for adult cancer patients and the parents of children with cancer who want to learn more about preserving their fertility before and during cancer treatment, and protecting their hormonal health after treatment.

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With the evolution of emerging threats and ongoing issues such as health care associated infections, nurses need to be equipped to understand and follow infection control procedures to not only protect themselves, but also to protect their patients.

To help veterinary professionals protect the health of their patients and their pet communities, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) have formulated evidence - based best practices for minimizing transmission of heartworms in relocated dogs (FIGURE 1).

Fortunately the Tennessee Medical Foundation's Physician's Health Program (PHP) addresses concerns that are specific to physicians, while working to protect the safety of patients in Tennessee.

The Portland Veterinary Medical Association, the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, and the State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Emilio DeBess are recommending proactively vaccinating all at risk dogs for CIV to protect patients and prevent an outbreak in our community.

The Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, the Portland Veterinary Medical Association, and the Oregon State Public Health Veterinarian, Dr. Emilio DeBess, recommend proactive vaccination of at - risk dogs for CIV to protect these patients and prevent a possible outbreak in our communities.