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In Unusual Settlement, Hospital Works with Plaintiff to Improve Safety
The malpractice case brought against Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, WA, by August de los Reyes involved a tragic outcome but, in other ways, seemed familiar until the parties reached an unusual settlement. In addition to paying $20 million, the hospital agreed to involve de los Reyes in ongoing safety improvement efforts in a way that goes beyond the patient safety councils found at some facilities.
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Nurse’s Actions Called ‘Obstetrical Violence’
In addition to the advertising fraud that led to a $16 million verdict against Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, AL, the physical interaction by the nurse is troubling, says Kathleen Juniper, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Buchalter Nemer in Los Angeles.
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Nurse Wrestles Mother into Position — Injury Results
Caroline Malatesta’s birth experience at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, AL, was the opposite of what she expected. She chose the hospital because it promised a gentler birth experience but, instead, ended up injured from a nurse forcing her into a delivery position that she did not want.
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‘Bait and Switch’ Advertising Brings $16 Million Verdict
A recent $16 million verdict illustrates the risk faced by a hospital when its marketing promises too much and misleads patients. -
Warm Handoffs Connect Substance Abuse Patients to Vital Services
Although there are varying perspectives on whether emergency providers should place substance abuse patients on medication-assisted treatment while patients are in the emergency setting, there is wide agreement that linking all such patients to treatment is important.
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New Initiative Slashes Opioid Prescriptions, Boosts Community Response
The Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative is a multi-agency collaborative conceived in February 2014 as a way to address the problem of prescription opioid misuse in Monterey County, CA.
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CMS is Accepting Applications for Five-year Primary Care Model
CMS has begun enrolling applications for its new nationwide primary care model, Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+).
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Sample List of Quality Measures Under Health Home Model
The New York State Health Home Program has a five-page list of goal-based quality measures collected to assess the program’s success.
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Here’s How Care Management and Care Coordination Work in NY
Typically, referrals to New York’s health home program are made by doctors, probation officers, or mental health clinics, although they could be made by any community organization or provider.
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Across New York, Organizations are Redefining Best Practices in Care Management
All across the Empire State, healthcare payers, providers, and community-based organizations have spent several years participating in a grand, national experiment of improving medical care for the highest-risk Medicaid enrollees.