Healthcare Risk Management – November 1, 2002
November 1, 2002
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Get ready for a bigger role in risk financing, prepare for more scrutiny
The continuing malpractice insurance crisis is putting more pressure on risk managers to present the best possible image to underwriters, according to representatives from the insurance and risk management fields who recently gathered to discuss how to best respond to new demands. -
Top of the tips: Prove that your program is low risk
When it comes time to meet with the underwriter and insurance broker, your risk management program is in the spotlight. How you perform could make the difference in whether your organization receives favorable terms from the insurer. So where in the world do you start? -
Hard market causing more restrictions and demands
The hard insurance market is leading to major changes in the insurance policies offered to health care providers, says William McDonough, MPAH, ARM, FASHRM, segment leader-manager for health care and senior vice president and national practice leader for Marsh, a major insurance broker in New York City. -
RMs tackle rough edges of smallpox vaccination issue
Risk managers face a host of unanswered questions and potential liabilities as hospitals gear up for the smallpox vaccinations recently urged by advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. -
Safety hotline, new staff improve care, reduce errors
The addition of a patient safety specialist and a safety hotline for reporting potentially dangerous situations improved the quality of care dramatically at a Missouri hospital, so much so that it is the first hospital honored by the American Hospital Association with its Quest for Quality prize. -
JCAHO warns of bedrail-related entrapment
Since 1995, the Joint Commission has received reports of seven deaths or injuries related to bedrails, leading the accrediting body to issue a warning about this hazard. -
Report: Expect 40 serious errors daily
Potentially deadly medication errors are so common that a typical 300-bed hospital experiences 40 every day, according to a new report. -
Legal Review &Commentary: Medical records: To have and to hold? Or to release when told?
News: A female hospital patient accused a male patient of sexually assaulting her. She brought a civil action against the health care providers and criminal suit against the other patient. -
Legal Review & Commentary: Failure to diagnose, treat jaundice: $10.66M verdict
News: Several days after its birth and discharge from the hospital, a couples child developed jaundice. The condition was reported, and the child seen by several nurses at a hospital, but all failed to inform the familys physician or direct the parents to the emergency department (ED). -
2002 Salary Survey Results: While income is stable, the future offers many paths for RMs
Incomes held steady for health care risk managers this year, according to results of the 2002 Healthcare Risk Management salary survey.