Physician Resources

NJ Drug Safety Initiative's Practice Recognition Program

Free Drug Safety Resources Available for Physicians Serving Seniors
in Brick, Sea Girt, and Manasquan

Demonstrate your commitment to patient safety by participating in the New Jersey Drug Safety Initiative's ((NJDSI's) Practice Recognition Program.  Take advantage of a free in-office seminar, tool kits with resources for physicians and patients, and a medication safety analysis.  Receive recognition materials for office display and be included in press releases and promotional matierlas for championing drug safety in your area.  This program is a part of the NJDSI's effort to avoid and manage warfarin drug interactions and reduce the use of drugs that may be inappropriate in the elderly.  Contact the Drug Safety team at 1-732-238-5570, ext. 2019, for more information on this program or visit http://www.hqsi.org and go to Drug Safety for additional resources.  

Healthcare Quality Strategies, Inc., (HQSI, the federally designated quality improvement organization (QIO) for New Jersey, is implementing the NJDSI project as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS') nationwide effort to improve patient safety among Medicare beneficiaries.

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• Electronic Health Records
• Identity Theft Regulations
• DNR Guidelines

Identity Theft Regulations

New Rule on Identity Theft Adopted By the Division of Consumer Affairs

The Department of Consumer Affairs was inundated with comments to a proposed rule on the Identity Theft Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 13:45F. MSNJ submitted written comments because the rule would have impacted every physician practice. Duties were set forth governing breaches in computer security and destruction of records containing personal information. In response to the negative comments, DCA did not adopt the subchapter relating to security. The original proposal allowed the Division to inspect documentation concerning mandated development of computer security systems, notification procedures for a breach, and records or destruction that a business was required to maintain. Implementation of the proposed system would not only have been costly, but information housed in medical computers is often confidential under State and Federal law creating further difficulties regarding compliance. In lieu of adopting the subchapter the Division will seek advice on the operational and technical issues of computer security by establishing a working group consisting of experts in those areas. Also the Division intends to develop a pre-proposal addressing the security of personal information and to hold hearings. To read the adopted regulation http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/adoption/adopt.htm

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