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• HHS confirms ICD-10 delay: What does it mean for you?

  It’s no longer a mere possibility; HHS has confirmed its intent to delay the ICD-10 compliance deadline, according to its latest press release.

• Drug shortages making storage, infection control regulations tough to comply with

  As drug shortages, particularly of cancer-treating drugs, continue to occur, pharmacists are having ethical dilemmas on whether to follow storage and infection control guidelines that might require hospitals to throw out medication coveted by desperate patients.

• CMS hints at delay in ICD-10 implementation deadline

  Big news regarding the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation timeline came out this morning during the American Medical Association (AMA) National Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC.

• CEO admits to significant problems to handling discovery of child pornography

  University of Michigan Health System CEO Ora Pescovitz has admitted the health system had "several problems" in how it handled the finding of child pornography in the hospital.

• Study: Workplace exposures put nurses at risk for lost pregnancies

  Nurses exposed to cancer treatment drugs or chemicals used to sterilize medical devices may be at higher risk of spontaneous abortions, according to a study appearing in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, reports Reuters, January 13.

• "Wall fountains" may be spreading Legionnaires to patients, visitors

  The calming, soothing modern-style wall fountains found in many hospitals may be getting patients, visitors, and staff sick.