The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) affirmed an OSHA citation in a case where an employee of Integra Health Management, Inc., of Owings Mill, MD, was killed by a client with a history of violent behavior.
As telehealth expands and technology improves, there are an increasing number of options for communication between healthcare providers and patients as well as between providers, but such services raise concerns for HIPAA compliance due to the method of transmission and issues of security compliance.
The latest Biennial Health Insurance Survey released by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that aims to promote a high-performing healthcare system, finds that a growing number of Americans are struggling with insurance-related problems.
