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Hospitals struggle to resolve brain-death issue with families
Hospitals in two states recently were in the difficult position of having to disagree with a family about terminating life support for patients declared dead. -
Two struggles with brain death: One to keep support, one to let the patient go
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‘Copy-and-paste’ fraud targeted by CMS and OIG
Though useful, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is warning that copy and paste can lead to fraudulent billing, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is vowing to pursue any providers who abuse the feature. -
HMA accused of scheme to increase admissions
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HRM LRC: Negligent prescription results in fatality and verdict of $2.25 million
A young woman died from fatally low oxygen levels after being prescribed a narcotic pain relief patch after treatment for pancreatitis. -
HHS releases guides for health IT safety
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Healthcare Risk Management - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF
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No need to disable ctrl-c/ctrl-v in EHRs
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OIG report says EHRs ripe for fraud
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OSHA offers new resource for worker safety