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Tips on Interviewing Witnesses, Debriefing
In addition, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers advice on how to debrief clinicians involved with adverse events. AHRQ notes that all forms of debriefing have a shared structure that involves setting the stage followed by three phases, including description or reactions, analysis, and application. The following is some of the advice from AHRQ:
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Protect Privileged Information in Adverse Events
Carefully consider the role of privilege in an adverse event investigation, says Amy Hampton, JD, partner with the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Nashville, TN.
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How Risk Managers Should Conduct an Adverse Event Investigation
When the phone rings and you learn that a patient has died from a medication error, are you prepared to implement your investigation protocol immediately? Or are you caught unprepared and wondering what to do first?
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‘Perfect Compliance’ Impossible, Attorneys Argue
Perfection is unattainable when it comes to the myriad regulations that healthcare organizations must follow, according to an amicus brief in the case of Universal Health Services Inc. v. United States et al. ex rel. Escobar et al, on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Supreme Court Rules on Implied False Certification
In Universal Health Services Inc. v. United States et al. ex rel. Escobar et al, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a case involving Yarushka Rivera, a teenage beneficiary of Massachusetts’ Medicaid program who received counseling services for several years at Arbour Counseling Services, a satellite mental health facility owned and operated by a subsidiary of petitioner Universal Health Services.
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Ruling from the Supreme Court Raises Stakes on False Claims
In a decision that increases the risk of violating the False Claims Act (FCA), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently that an organization can violate the law if it relied on “implied false certification” when billing the government for services. The hospital or health system may have provided the services, but those services were rendered invalid because the organization — by not stating that it was noncompliant — falsely implied that it was in compliance.
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Cleaning Agent Leads to Asthma-Like Symptoms
Nobody wants to eradicate Clostridium difficile more than infection preventionists, but they must balance patient safety with the respiratory health of workers using powerful cleaners to eradicate resilient C. diff spores.
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Zika Transmitted By Needlestick To Lab Worker
The question of whether Zika virus can be transmitted via needlestick is no longer hypothetical.
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HCWs Don Gloves – And Not Taking Them Off
While medical examination gloves are a bedrock protective measure for patients and healthcare workers, some of the latter may be guilty of overkill – i.e., wearing gloves when they are not called for and infrequently changing them.
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CDC Issues Alert On Emerging Yeast Infections
Another emerging infection is on the radar.