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Publications for Renee Martin
Analyzing adverse events: OIG finds hospital incident reporting systems come up short.
OIG issues report on CMS handling of Serious adverse events
CMS Issues Final ACO Regulations
New CMS survey guidance for hospitals reporting medication errors
Final ADAA Disability Regulations are Now in Effect
Federal Initiatives to Drive Quality of Care: What Patient Safety Officers Need to Know
Proposed CMS Regulations on Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program
HHS Issues Breach Notification Rules
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005--Final Regulations Effective January 2009
Red Flag Rules
HIPAA Final Enforcement Rule and the Pennsylvania breach of Personal Information Act
Pennsylvania DOH Issues Draft Facility Regulations
HIPPA's Business Associate Agreement Requirements: What Every Lawyer Should Know - Mar 2003
HIPPA's Business Associate Agreement Requirements - What Every Lawyer Should Know - Jan 2003
PPS Strikes Again
CMS Issues Guidance on EMTALA's Application to Hospital Provider Based Departments
So You've Been Sued
HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance
Confidentiality in Health Care Records
Standing Orders
New PPS to Affect Hospital Outpatient Services
Nursing and Collective Bargaining - An Overview
Fraud and Abuse Regulation of Health Web Sites
Liability in Volunteering
Confidentiality of Medical Records in the Information Age
Pennsylvania Nurse's Lawsuit Over Firing for Refusing Assignment Can Proceed
New Peer Review Confidentiality Issues
Physician Liability for Ignoring Patient Self-Directives
ERISA Protection Gone for HMOs in Pennsylvania
Staff Privilege Denial and Disability Discrimination
Movement on Vicarious HMO Liability
Compliance Observer: OIG Hospital Guidance Poses Challenges
Practitioner Legal Liability: When Utilization Review Says No
Advanced Directives: Legal Implications for Nurses
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Publication : Renee Martin JD, RN, MSN : Compliance Observer: OIG Hospital Guidance Poses Challenges
in Hospital Peer Review (June 1998)