A patient has the right to access his or her clinical information, request a copy of his or her chart, and request amendments be made to the chart. A patient may also ask for _______________.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $840 million in funding to improve emergency preparedness of state and local public health and healthcare systems.
The federal government this fall will cut Medicare payments for hospitals that have the worst rates of hospital-acquired infections and patient injuries.
Hospitals should have processes in place that continually monitor for specific types of events, thoroughly investigating each occurrence and properly reporting those events. Name at least six of the required types of events.
