The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently reiterated its intention to begin aggressively inspecting nursing homes and other residential care facilities in the next few months. Its “Nursing Home National Emphasis Program” was instituted in response to reports of increased and above-average rates of injuries and illnesses among hospital and
November 2011
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Seeking Comments on Mobile Communication Devices
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information (ONC) is seeking input from the public on the role of mobile communication devices (smart phones, tablets, net books, etc.) in the exchange of personal health information within the healthcare industry, i.e. the use of such devices by physicians, hospitals and managed care providers and the…