20 statistics that stress the importance of safety awareness and prevention at home and in the workplace June is National Safety Month, join MedSafe in bringing awareness to the importance of ensuring safety at work and home!!!
Author: Tyler Howard (Tyler Howard)
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AMCA Data Breach Effects Over 20 million Patients
American Medical Collections Agency (AMCA), a company that provides billing collection services to healthcare organizations, confirmed that sometime between August 2018 and March 2019, an unauthorized user accessed its web payment system which included several healthcare clients and held millions of patient’s information. BioReferences Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics/Optum 360, and LabCorp are among those companies affected....
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National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, join MedSafe in bringing awareness to the importance of ensuring healthcare safety in the workplace! Healthcare is the fastest-growing sector in the US, employing over 18 million individuals. However, it is also one of the most hazardous environments to work in. Healthcare workers are exposed to a wide range of...
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Patient Safety Awareness Week 2019
Research suggests that medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States, totalling over 250,000 deaths per year. (3) In addition, The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine estimates that every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a wrong or delayed medical diagnosis. (5) From a...
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Tips for Ensuring Your Remote Employees are HIPAA Compliant
In today’s digital age, it should come as no surprise that the number of employees working from home has been steadily increasing over the past decade. In fact, in the last 15 years, telecommuting positions have grown by a whopping 140%. (1) While new technologies have made telecommuting more possible through easier and more efficient...
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Is Constant Contact HIPAA Compliant?
Constant Contact, Inc. is an online marketing company, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts that provides an email marketing solution which makes it easy for companies to stay in contact with their customers through sending newsletters, updates, and email marketing messages. Many medical offices and healthcare facilities utilize constant contact to keep in touch with their patients....
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“The Right to Know the Price”
Imagine going to the grocery store, getting your weekly groceries, but not knowing how much it would be until you receive a bill in the mail weeks later. Imagine getting an oil-change or going on vacation and not knowing the cost. This is exactly what happens to millions of patients each and every day, and...
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2017 National Health Expenditures Highlights
CMS released the 2017 National Health Expenditures, and overall health spending saw growth, however, less than 2016. National health spending increased by 3.9% reaching $3.5 trillion, or $10,739 per person and accounted for 17.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Below are some of the highlights from the report: Health Spending by Type of Service or...
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We Have Just Experienced a Cyber Attack, What Do We Need to Do Now?
Have you just experienced a ransomware attack or other cybersecurity incident, you may be wondering what to do next? Fortunately, the HHS, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has provided a quick response checklist that explains step by step what a HIPAA covered entity or its business associate should do in response to an incident. In...
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A Holiday wish to all of our clients!
As we get ready to embark upon the holidays, the team at MedSafe would like to take a moment to thank all of our clients who have dedicated their lives to making a difference. While the majority of us will be enjoying holiday festivities with family and friends, many of you will forego time with your...