Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Health workers in privacy missteps: How-to guide to avoiding patient privacy breaches
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Health workers in privacy missteps: How-to guide to avoiding patient privacy breaches
Monday 2 May 2022, 10:30 AM

Wrongly addressed mail created a privacy breach; a person opened a letter containing sensitive information about their neighbour – check a patient’s address or email is current before sending [Image: fizkes on iStock]
PRIVACY MATTERS
Health workers are dropping the ball on privacy. Jared Nicoll outlines the obligations upon organisations, and what to do to meet them
Many serious harm breaches occur because previous internal errors weren’t deemed serious enough to be properly secured
The health sector reports , Jared Nicoll
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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