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HHS Announces Additional Protections for Patient Privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued today its intended regulations to modify the Privacy Rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The new standards relate to how these Privacy Rules account for … Continue reading
Quality of Life for Trama Patients a Year After Hospital Stay
A study on Trama patients shows heath related quality of life(HRQOL) percentages lower then the geral public a year after their hospital stay. The study was a prospective one-year follow-up of 242 trauma patients received by a trauma team in Norway. The … Continue reading
Tips to Surviving Your Hospital Stay
A new study was released in which researchers reported that one in three people in the US encounter some kind of medical error during their hospital stay. The study which was published recently in the journal ‘Health Affairs’ states that … Continue reading
Confronting The Cholera Crisis In Haiti
Round-the-Clock Campaign Aims to Stop the Disease from Spreading to Crowded Camps Source: American Refugee Committee International (ARC) Minneapolis, MN (October 25, 2010) — More than 250 people have died after a cholera outbreak struck central Haiti. American Refugee Committee relief … Continue reading
ER Wait Causes Patients to Leave Without Treatment
University of South Florida research shows link between “boarding” and loss of patients. “Boarding” happens when an ER waiting room backs up so much that they start admitting patients into hospital beds. When faced with the decision to be admitted to … Continue reading
Understanding that “Freshman 15″
With talk about health care and obesity making headlines just about every day, there is finally a study for the estimated 19.1 million students expected to attend college and university programs this fall. What’s the story behind the legendary “freshman … Continue reading
The Appendectomy
Appendectomy The first report of an appendectomy came in 1735 from a surgeon in the English army who performed the operation without anesthesia. Today, one out of every 2,000 people has an appendectomy, almost always with pain medication. Although appendicitis … Continue reading
Mental Health and The Family Tree
Craig Garner, chief contributer here at Hospital Stay, writes about coping with mental health issues within the family for PBS’s This Emotional Life. “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian novelist and philosopher Thanks … Continue reading
EMTALA and Mental Health
Federal law defines an “emergency medical condition” as “a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in . . . … Continue reading
