Strategies for Managing Uncertainty in Patient Care
For many health care professionals, successfully managing uncertainty means recognizing that surety is complicated and illusory and knowledge is iterative and provisional rather than definitive.
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Why Racial and Ethnic Disparities Exist in Kidney Disease Care
Lack of timely referrals to nephrologists contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in kidney disease care.
A Conversation About Racial Disparities in Health Care With Dr Scharles Konadu
Clinical Pain Advisor met with Scharles Konadu, MD, a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology Specialty Board, to discuss how deeply racial inequity is woven into our health care system.
Digital Health Information Divide Puts Many Older Adults at a Disadvantage
Computer access to digital health information varies by race and ethnicity, a study found.
Calls for More Support as Physicians Face Online Harassment
The researchers conducted 1103 surveys, encompassing 464 US physicians.
Provider Confusion Often the Cause of Patient Access Rights Violations
Many healthcare providers are unclear as to when a request is made by an individual pursuant to a HIPAA authorization versus a HIPAA access request, particularly when a patient wants records to be sent to a third party, a HIPAA compliance officer at a law firm explained.
Alternative Therapies for Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Are alternative therapies such as aromatherapy, Echinacea, elderberry, and zinc effective in managing symptoms of viral upper respiratory infections?
Prepare for the End of Pandemic Telehealth Waivers
Healthcare providers should take steps now to ensure that the telehealth modalities they use are HIPAA compliant.
Take Patients’ Records Requests Seriously
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has levied big fines against medical organizations who failed to adhere to HIPAA requirements to release medical records to patients at their request.
ACR Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With SARS-CoV-2
The American College of Rheumatology developed guidance for the management of pediatric patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19.
