Compliance Risk Assessments are critically important in healthcare practices. When used correctly, they can save entities from fines, problems and consequences.
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While almost everyone is familiar with a HIPAA Risk Assessment, many practices have not completed a full Compliance Risk Assessment.
A Compliance Risk Assessment is a process for healthcare entities to determine what risks exist, evaluate potential risks and focus resources to address the most significant risks.
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Ford government to open clinic at site of shuttered Minden ER
After weeks of pressure over the recent closure of a hospital emergency department in Minden with the busy summer cottage season approaching, the Ontario government says it will fund an urgent care clinic on the premises — but without doctors.
The plan is to have the clinic open on weekends starting June 30, and staffed by nurse practitioners and nurses, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said in a statement Tuesday.
Emergency cases will still have to make the 25-minute trip to the nearest hospital emergency room in Haliburton, which local residents have warned could result in life-threatening delays in care.
“We…
Canadian hospitals to remain in crisis ‘foreseeable future’: report
A new report from the Canadian Medical Association Journal painted a stark picture of what could be the future of the country’s emergency departments, as staffing shortages and patient surges put a strain on medical resources.
The report published Monday said the summer season will likely be a “precarious and exhausting month” for health-care workers in emergency departments, with impacts ranging from long wait-times to hospital closures.
In recent years, hospital resources have been especially strained due to waves of long-COVID cases, respiratory illnesses and an influenza epidemic. However, physicians say Canada’s health-care system has been in a crisis for…
Healthy Fast Food Options to Eat on the Road
Fast food should never be your go-to for every meal. But life gets busy and, sometimes, when you’re on the road, you have to choose convenience over a home-cooked meal. Thankfully, there are relatively healthy fast food options.
Over the past decade, there’s been a shift in the industry to provide healthy fast food options. Rather than strictly opting for among fried fare, chains are lightening up classic offerings and concocting entirely new items with fewer calories, fat and carbs.
A general rule of thumb for eating healthy on the road is to watch your portion sizes. Avoid high-fat items,…
Life Expectancy With Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus Life Expectancy, Diabetes Prognosis
Medically reviewed by Do-Eun Lee, MD
Before the medical advancement of insulin therapy, type 1 diabetes was fatal, with 50% of people dying within two years and 90% within five years of diagnosis. However, that is no longer the case. People with type 1 diabetes can now live over 50 years. Further, proper treatment, care, and lifestyle choices can contribute to a good quality of life.
This article explains the average life expectancy for people with type 1 diabetes and highlights its contributing factors.
Does Type 1 Diabetes Shorten Life Expectancy
Even though medical…
French state to reduce the amount it contributes to your dental bills
France’s social security fund Assurance Maladie will directly refund less dental treatment in a bid to cut €500 million a year from its budget.
Its share of dental bills will drop from the standard 70% to 60% from October 1.
For people with top-up health insurance, that means their insurer will now cover 40% of treatment, up from 30%.
Those providing this insurance, however, will likely pass on this extra cost to customers in the form of higher premiums, said Marie-Laure Dreyfuss, General Delegate of the Center Technique des Institutions de Prévoyance (CTIP).
They are already set to invest half…
Man swimming with family in Midlands lake disappeared under the water, SC coroner said
A death is under investigation after a Midlands man disappeared under water for more than an hour Sunday, the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office said in a news release.
Coroner Chris Hill said his office responder to the scene of a drowning in Lake Wateree at about 3:15 pm, according to Tuesday’s release. The drowning happened in a portion of the lake in Ridgeway, the coroner’s office said.
Johnny Mack Simmons, a 37-year-old Winnsboro resident, was swimming in the lake with his family, according to the release.
At one point Simmons went under water and did not resurface, the coroner’s office…
New research reveals the impact of different species and their traits on human well-being
Credit: Martin Dallimer/University of Kent
New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and well-being, with human-biodiversity interactions delivering well-being gains equating to substantial health care cost-savings, when scaled-up across populations.
Published in Nature Sustainabilitythe Kent-led study, which is part of the project Relating Subjective Well-being to Biodiversity (RELATE), set out to understand which components of nature and biodiversity play a particular role in human well-being.
The team, which was led by Professor Zoe Davies, analyzed the effects of species’ traits, based on people’s feedback following a series of workshops, to identify…