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Register now for 11th Annual PHTS Medical Staff Leadership Advance
The 11th Annual PHTS Medical Staff Leadership Advanceis scheduled for February 10 & 11, 2012 at the Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston. This year’s theme is A Wave of Healthcare Change Approaches: Are We Ready to Surf or Flee the Beach? The Advance will focus on...[MORE]
Articles of Interest
Article 1373 Stolen laptop causes expensive headaches
The New York Times recently highlighted the saga of a small nonprofit health consultancy that ended up spending nearly $300,000 in legal, private investigation, credit monitoring, and media consultancy fees after losing a laptop with unencrypted records for about 14,000 patients. Plus, ...[MORE]
Article 1372 AHRQ’s online EHR troubleshooting guide
The Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records is an online resource that provides practical troubleshooting knowledge and resources. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says it developed the guide with all types of healthcare organizations in mind. ...[MORE]
Article 1371 Hospital CEO’s fake profile on Facebook
Jerry Penner, CEO of Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Kentucky, learned an impostor had a presence on Facebook when one of his staff members jokingly complained about not being “friended” by Penner. “It got really serious last week when a hospital employee, who I’m already friends with on my ...[MORE]
Article 1370 Patients sue UCLA over data breach
UCLA Health System faces a class-action lawsuit over a data breach that involved electronic health records of 16,288 patients. Even though the hard drive, which was stolen during a home invasion of a former employee, was encrypted, a piece of paper with the password needed to access patient data ...[MORE]
Upcoming Events

2/9/2012
A Special Session for Physician Risk Officers

2/10/2012
February 10 & 11, 2012
11th Annual PHTS Medical Staff Leadership Advance

3/2/2012
The Value of Collaboration in Reducing Risks

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Palmetto Healthcare Stop-Loss Program (PHSLP) was founded under the umbrella of PHT Services, Ltd. in 2011 in response to the growing need for a stable source for medical stop-loss insurance for South Carolina hospitals and health systems.