Healthcare Risk Management – June 1, 2001
June 1, 2001
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Nursing shortage puts patients at risk and creates liability problems
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HRM goes on-line with debut of web site
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HCA faces more trouble, asks for Medicare funds
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Reader question: Condolences are fine, but be careful what you say
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Feds ask for guidance from IOM to fix oversights
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Computerized scripts could reduce errors
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Research group ranks state medical board disciplines
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Aetna joins The Leapfrog Group for better health care
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Thompson announces HHS patient safety task force
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Most docs and nurses witnessed medical errors
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Legal Review & Commentary: Male operating room technician inappropriately touched by male surgeon: $60,000 TX verdict
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Legal Review & Commentary: Discharged and readmitted for surgery: $125,000 in CA
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Legal Review & Commentary: Homeless man dies on gurney: $2 million