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REMINDER: The Nebraska Methodist College Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CfPCE) offers several types of classes for health care workers, as well as non-healthcare workers, including CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, Family & Friends CPR, and Heartsaver CPR AED: BLS - Basic Life Sup…

REMINDER: MHS employees must know and follow HIPAA privacy regulations, including those forbidding employees from editing or updating their own electronic health records or those of family members, including minor children. It is also a HIPAA violation to schedule your own medical appointments in Ce…

Would you open an e-card from someone you don't know? Or give out your personal information to an email request because the email has our company logo? Think you couldn't fall for a fake email scam? Watch as NBC national investigative reporter Jeff Rossen puts his parents and his Today Show produ…

What can we learn from penguins? Ways to avoid winter slips and falls! Safety Poster of the Month: "Walk Like a Penguin." Remember: Safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility!…

We know what our true love sends on "The Twelve Days of Christmas," but what are hackers trying to send to us? Consider how unhappy the holidays (and the rest of the year) would be with these twelve days of breaches. HIPAA Holiday Cheer (Lament?) By Elizabeth Litten Posted in HIPAA Enforcemen…

REMINDER: Know & Follow HIPAA NEVER Edit or Update Your Own Electronic Health Record MHS employees must know and follow HIPAA privacy regulations, including those forbidding employees from editing or updating their own electronic health records or those of family members, including minor …

The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) is the secure, online, HIPAA-compliant Health Information Exchange created to serve the state of Nebraska. Currently more than 1,400 hospitals, medical clinics,  physicians, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals across Nebraska partici…

Employees should never share private patient info via any communication means:  verbal, written or online. If you hear a physician or nurse talking about the patients: Do not talk about it with your co-workers, family members or others. If you hear anyone talking about the patients, t…

Remember to follow these rules every day: Healthcare information in the medical record belongs to the patient. TPO Exception: Authorization should be sought in writing to release or PHI. Exceptions apply for Treatment, Payment and Healthcare Operation. Minimum Necessary Rule: PHI that i…

Enjoy stories of Methodist's outstanding care and medical innovation in The Meaning of Care Magazine.  The Spring 2020 issue captures shining examples of the countless ways Methodist Health System caregivers and staff show up for patients in their greatest times of need. With extra r…