Healthcare Risk Management 2000 Index
Healthcare Risk Management 2000 Index
Baby kidnapping
correction plan calls for equipment upgrades, JUL:77
education, fast response can prevent kidnappings, JUL:77
successful kidnapping shows weakness in security systems, JUL:73
Certification
experience and education required for new CPHRM, OCT:112
new certification promises risk managers career boost, OCT:109
Childbirth videos
ACOG warns against videotaping births, JUN:63
more OBs prohibit birth videos but difficult to enact policy, JUN:61
Compliance programs
compliance officer role poses no conflict, JUN:64
inspector general issues guidance for physicians, NOV:127
now the norm in hospitals, 128
Confidentiality
confidential interviews find more adverse events, OCT:117
confidentiality important to most settlements, OCT:113
extra steps needed when media given wide access, NOV: 125
Johns Hopkins warns of unprecedented media access, NOV:121
new rules developed to protect patient records, OCT:116
risk manager and legal counsel team up for Hopkins 24/7,’ NOV:125
Doctor "carving" incident
Beth Israel disputes article on Allan Zarkin, JUL:83
Beth Israel fined $14,000, MAR:29
Beth Israel likely to be held responsible, MAR:30
Dismissed doctor quickly hired by clinic, MAR:31
doctor sentenced to probation, JUN:65
Hospital sanctioned for death during hysteroscopy, MAR:32
quick settlement in Zarkin case won’t clear liability, MAR:25
Drug errors
California law requires pharmacy quality assurance programs, DEC:141
electronic prescriptions could cut errors, JUN:70
ISMP calls for elimination of written prescriptions, JUN:67
malpractice insurer endorses electronic prescribing, AUG:96
medication errors common in nursing homes, OCT:116
penicillin alternatives pose risk of drug error, JAN:12
pharmacy group proposes system for error reporting, MAR:35
EMTALA
final word from government means trouble, JAN:1
intent to dump’ not needed for violation, APR:43
patient departures pose EMTALA dilemmas, JAN:4
rule clarifications, explained by attorney, DEC:136
rule clarifications pose new risks, DEC:133
End-of-life decisions
Avoid legal problems by approaching families properly, AUG:85
Fraud and abuse
$10 million settlement ends fraud case, OCT:119
Columbia’s liability likely to exceed $1 billion, JUL:81
dialysis centers settle fraud suit for $486 million, MAR:33
feds offer safe harbors for anti-kickback statute, JAN:9
HCFA: Problem nursing homes to face sanctions, FEB:23
investigators on lookout for excluded providers, DEC:137
OIG: Watch for providers excluded from Medicare, FEB:22
Quorum settles fraud lawsuit for $95.5 million, NOV:129
Supreme Court to review False Claim Act lawsuits, FEB:21
telemedicine networks may lead to fraud, APR:48
watch for racial bias in kidney transplant, JAN:11
Handwriting
poor handwriting on scrip called negligence, JAN:6
Hospice
early hospice referrals can suggest fraud, JAN:5
HCFA head says there is no six month time limit, DEC:138
Informed consent
forms are a waste of paper,’ APR:43
Institute of Medicine report on medical errors
IOM calls for major effort to reduce errors, JAN:8
IOM calls for new agency, mandatory reporting, FEB:15
IOM report puts focus on errors, pressure on risk managers, FEB:13
look for ways to make IOM report work for you, FEB:16
report could stir animosity from patients, FEB:19
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
ASHRM calls for changes in HIPAA privacy rules, MAY:57
compliance advice, MAY:55
ignoring HIPAA provisions puts you in legal peril, MAY:54
Joint Commission
data show surgical complications, causes, APR:47
develops standards for office surgery, SEP:108
ends commendation award, JAN:9
issues reminder on survey process changes, MAR:34
to survey hospitals’ compliance with HCFA rule, SEP:108
Lawsuits and penalties
bedsore lawsuits on rise, could signal new problems, APR:45
choose carefully when signing an attorney, SEP:100
doctor sued for providing Dilaudid to 17-year-old, SEP:107
New York hospital gets $80,000 fine, sharp rebuke, MAY:52
residency-trained ED docs less of a risk, SEP:104
study shows malpractice awards have gone way up, JUN:68
truth not biggest concern when deciding to settle or fight, SEP:97
Malpractice prevention
guidelines offered to help radiologists avoid lawsuits, AUG:92
Medical and diagnostic errors
automation can reduce errors, MAY:59
errors show system faults, not individual problems, OCT:117
groups join to cut errors, protect confidentiality, FEB:18
IOM report called exaggerated, inaccurate, SEP:102
JCAHO suggests ways to cut med errors, FEB:19
JCAHO weighs in on mandatory reporting, MAY:60
kids need more protection from errors, JUL:82
mandatory reporting proposal scaring risk managers, APR:37
New York cites doctor for removing healthy kidney, JUN:66
O’Leary calls for more info on medical errors, APR:42
QuIC report ures national error reporting system, APR:40
Risk managers say errors a problem, but not locally, APR:41
Should patients, families be told of mistakes? AUG:88
VA, NASA to develop no-penalty error reporting, JUL:80
VA report outlines high error rate, FEB:17
warning issued for infusion pump, OCT:118
Nursing homes
70% have serious deficiencies, DEC:139
Restraints
JCAHO revises requirements on restraints and seclusions, NOV:131
revisions seek to reduce restraints and seclusion, JUL:78
Self-reporting
favorable treatment’ offered for self-disclosure, MAY:51
OIG urges self-reporting of improper conduct, MAY:49
Sentinel Events
alternative 4 may have reduced reporting risk, OCT:114
falls a major cause of fatalities, SEP:105
JCAHO modifies sentinel event reporting option, SEP:105
suicides, med errors top list, JAN:10
Staffing
ANA head says overtime puts patients at risk, JUN:66
staffing risk management per bed size is difficult, JUN:65
Surgery
AORN says visitors OK with guidelines, AUG:90
insurer recommends active electrode monitoring, DEC:143
more study needed on reuse of disposables, AUG:94
surgeon sues device maker for patient death, AUG:93
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