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Violating HIPAA could cost you... The penalties for HIPAA violations can be severe with multi-million-dollar fines possible when violations have been allowed to persist for several years or when multiple violations of HIPAA Rules have been allowed to occur. The penalty structure for HIPAA violatio…

Early construction work has begun on Children’s Hospital and Medical Center’s new Hubbard Center for Children. This new construction project will have an impact on traffic and may affect your travel to and from Methodist. Beginning the first week in April, work in the median of West Dodge Road wil…

Celebrate National Patient Safety Awareness week March 12-16. Although this week celebrates our patient safety achievements and increases awareness, safe care is our focus, 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, 365-days a year. Click here to learn more about events at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospita…

DO NOT ALTER YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS Under no circumstances may employees edit or update their electronic health record or that of their family members, including minor children.     Employees have the same options as our other patients to update information or make an appointment: 1) Contact the pro…

Starting immediately Security will take old cell phones and facilitate getting these phones to the WCA to help victims of domestic violence. Employees can drop off their old cell phone at the Security Office. Before drop-off, employees should ensure that their old phones are cleared of data and sett…

In an effort to connect visitors, patients and staff with their lost items more quickly, Security now implemented a new lost and found system.  The new lost and found system includes a collaboration with Shared Services, and a process on inventorying items found in laundry. The commitment is to hav…

With the flu and viruses in full swing, count on these ten reasons to stop the spread of germs. See the Safety Poster of the Month: Ten Reasons Remember: Safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility!…

Methodist Health System has implemented a policy to standardize access to Cerner effective February 7, 2018.   We are maintaining access to Cerner for our employees and providers involved in patient care in our Health System.  For others, our preferred method to view Methodist records is through Ne…

Aetna has reached a $17 million settlement after a class action lawsuit argued the health insurer breached the privacy of thousands of customers who take HIV medications.  Court documents state the company sent patients envelopes with large, clear display windows that revealed they were prescribed …

Over the next couple of weeks, NMHS IT will be deploying a new button to the Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Web Access systems. In an effort to simplify reporting of potential “Phishing” emails, a “Report Phish” button will appear on the menu bar. The button will look like this: When yo…