Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D., signed into law a bill authorizing the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services’ (KDADS) Health Occupations Credentialing program to conduct national fingerprint-based background checks on individuals seeking to work in adult care homes or home health agencies.
The International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) has released a new industry guideline titled “Violent Patient / Patient Visitor Management”.
Approximately 33% of all denied hospital claims are associated with inaccurate patient identification, which costs the average hospital $1.5 million and the U.S. healthcare system more than $6 billion annually.
Almost half of U.S. consumers use one to five passwords to access all of their online applications, a survey by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), has found, indicating many people use the same password for different accounts.
