Feb 17, 2013 |
Through the years of healthcare innovation and reform, even going as far back as the 1990's, one of the favorite rallying cries of administrators is delivering and offering "patient centered care." When I first heard the phrase, as a manager in an...
Feb 2, 2013 |
In the course of our work at Guardian Nurses, we often (ok, every day) have to deal with the federal healthcare privacy law called HIPAA. Since we are working on behalf of patients, we need to get their written authorization that we can speak with their clinical...
Oct 25, 2012 |
Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates is a proud gold-level sponsor of the new feature-length documentary NURSES If Florence Could See Us Now. The film offers a rare glimpse into the complex and challenging world of nursing through the eyes and words of more than 100...
Sep 22, 2012 |
Many thanks to the planning committee and volunteers who made the 2012 RN-AIM (Registered Nurse Association in Michigan) Annual Conference a smashing success! This year's theme for the conference, on September 20th and 21st, was "Nurse As...
Sep 9, 2012 |
We recently had a case in California which required us to frequently communicate telephonically with the nursing staff. We had the required signed HIPAA release on the chart (multiple times, in fact, as it continued to get 'lost') as well as the...
