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Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 3-5-2013
Active Shooter: What You Can Do
FEMA
Added: 1-23-2013
Privacy and Security: Your Mobile Device and Health Information
HealthIT.gov
Added: 1-10-2013
Heparin: Drug Safety Communication - Important change to heparin container labels to clearly state the total drug strength
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Added: 12-11-2012
New Interim Guidance from CDC on Vaccine Storage and Handling
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 10-18-2012
CyberSecure: Your Medical Practice
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC)
Added: 9-14-2012
Selecting a Mobile App: Evaluating the Usability of Medical Applications mHIMSS App Usability Work Group July 2012 v1.0
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Added: 7-16-2012
Prepare and launch an e-prescribing system
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 6-29-2012
New HIPAA Audit Program Protocol
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Added: 6-28-2012
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 12-16-2011
Waived Tests
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 11-21-2011
ISMP Updates its Confused Drug Names List (formerly known as Look Alike-Sound Alike)
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Added: 9-22-2011
Greater Flexibility in e-Prescribing Means Greater Success -- From the CMS Blog
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Added: 9-1-2011
Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Added: 7-21-2011
Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department Checklist
American Academy of Pediatrics
Added: 7-21-2011
Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 9-27-2010
Safe Injection Practices video for healthcare providers
One & Only Campaign
Added: 9-27-2010
Updated Recommendations for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Adults Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 9-15-2010
Medical Record Retention and Media Formats for Medical Records
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Added: 8-18-2010
Quick Reference Guide: The What, Why and How of MMSEA Section 111 Reporting
Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Added: 7-27-2010
Access To Medical Care For Individuals With Mobility Disabilities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Added: 7-27-2010
Guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS: Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Added: 6-23-2010
FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule
Federal Trade Commission
Added: 6-8-2010
Abbreviated Pandemic Influenza Plan Template for Primary Care Provider Offices
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Added: 2-22-2010
10 Hospital Patient Safety Tips
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 1-26-2010
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules—United States, 2010
American Academy of Pediatrics
Added: 1-6-2010
STERIS SYSTEM 1 Updates
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Added: 1-4-2010
Alternatives to STERIS System 1
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Added: 1-4-2010
Instructions for Submitting Notice of a Breach to the Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Added: 10-5-2009
FTC Announces Expanded Business Education Campaign on 'Red Flags' Rule
Federal Trade Commission
Added: 7-30-2009
CMS: Second Series: General Equivalence Mappings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 7-30-2009
10 Steps You Can Take: Actions for Novel H1N1 Influenza Planning and Response for Medical Offices and Outpatient Facilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 7-24-2009
FDA Takes Actions on Darvon, Other Pain Medications Containing Propoxyphene
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Added: 7-8-2009
Red Flags Rule
American Medical Association
Added: 6-29-2009
Frequency of Failure to Inform Patients of Clinically Significant Outpatient Test Results
American Medical Association
Added: 6-23-2009
Pathways for Patient Safety
Medical Group Management Association
Added: 6-2-2009
To Err is Human – To Delay is Deadly: Ten years later, a million lives lost, billions of dollars wasted
Consumers Union
Added: 5-29-2009
TeamSTEPPS Rapid Response Systems (RRS) Training Module
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 5-15-2009
FTC Will Grant Three-Month Delay of Enforcement of ‘Red Flags’ Rule Requiring Creditors and Financial Institutions to Adopt Identity Theft Prevention Programs
Federal Trade Commission
Added: 5-6-2009
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 4-1-2009
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 4-1-2009
Change to Guide to Clinical Preventative Services 2009
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 3-23-2009
Guidelines on Prevention of and Response to Infant Abductions Ninth Edition 2009
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Added: 3-18-2009
Compendium of Physician Assistant State Laws and Regulations
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Added: 1-5-2009
Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Added: 12-1-2008
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Added: 11-18-2008
AHRQ’s Resource for "Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism"
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Added: 11-18-2008
NEJM article on Thrombolytic use in Ischemic Strokes
The New England Journal of Medicine
Added: 11-18-2008