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Hospital EDs May See Legal Issues After Abortion Ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, sending the issue of abortion rights back to the states, could lead to difficult legal situations for some EDs. Risk managers should consider their state laws and plan for potential issues. One of the first issues to consider is how laws restricting abortion intersect with EMTALA.
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Patient's Gangrene Results in Amputation, Hospital's Potential Liability
In this case, evidentiary concerns presented material issues for the defendant hospital, which was disputing liability early in the litigation.
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Nurses Confirm Staff Shortages, Intention to Leave
Research from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses underscores the severity of nurse staffing shortages and portends continuing problems with retention.
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Staffing Shortages Could Increase Liability Risks
Staffing shortages can cause a wide range of problems within a healthcare facility. Most of those issues can lead to greater liability risks. Risk managers are struggling to alleviate those risks even as the staffing challenge gets progressively worse. -
Tracking Tool on Hospital Websites Can Lead to HIPAA Breaches
Many hospital websites include a tracking tool that collects protected health information and sends it to Facebook, posing the risk of major HIPAA breaches. In some cases, the hospital leadership has no idea such a tracking tool is on their website. The tracker automatically sends Facebook a packet of data when a consumer schedules a doctor’s appointment on the website.
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OCR Releases Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued guidance on how covered entities can use audio-only telehealth services in compliance with HIPAA. In line with what is referred to as the common carrier exception, OCR clarified the Security Rule does not apply to audio-only telehealth services provided by a covered entity that is using a standard landline.
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Pediatric Toxic Ingestions: Dangers at Home
It is critical for healthcare providers to be aware of household substances that pose a serious risk of illness or death upon exposure to a small child. Even seemingly innocuous substances may pose a serious risk of toxicity.
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COVID-19 Infection Course Worse in Patients Receiving Anti-CD20 Treatment
In this retrospective cohort, patients receiving anti-CD20 treatment had worse clinical outcomes, including mortality, in addition to longer durations of infectivity and higher rates of relapse.
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A Fluid Bolus Peri-Intubation Does Not Prevent Cardiovascular Collapse
In this randomized pragmatic clinical trial, a peri-intubation intravenous fluid bolus administered to critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation with positive pressure ventilation did not significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular collapse.
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Outcomes of COVID-19-Associated Acute Myocarditis
In a review of COVID-19-associated acute myocarditis, investigators learned it is a rare complication that can occur without concomitant pneumonia, and frequently presents as cardiogenic shock. With supportive therapy, the short-term mortality rate is low.