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Healthcare Risk Management
April 1, 2002

Hospital sued by gay man denied access to partner

April 1, 2002

Issue Date: April 1, 2002

Table of Contents

A new era in liability means keeping criminal charges against docs at bay
Audio conferences target disasters, medical disclosure
Pain management cases show the risk of opiates
Patient’s records show pain, need for opiates
Criminal cases undermine efforts to improve safety
Compliance, peer review are your best defense
Six strategies to reduce your risk of charges
Hospital sued by gay man denied access to partner
Feds: Almost all nursing homes are understaffed
$10 million in funding for efforts to reduce errors
Improper payment rates decline in 2001
Suit: Mandated translation services never offered
Legal Review and Commentary: Adult meningitis goes undetected, resulting in death: $2.5 million Ohio settlement
Legal Review and Commentary: Restrained victim dies: Confidential settlements
Patient Safety Alert Supplement
Bioterrorism Watch: Building a bridge over the abyss: Will bioterrorism help bring disjointed health system together?
Bioterrorism Watch: CDC gets plenty of advice for action

Financial Disclosure: None of the authors or planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients

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