Healthcare Risk Management – September 1, 2001
September 1, 2001
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HMOs, hospitals: Brace for an onslaught of lawsuits from patients’ bill of rights
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Hospital denies role in PA court action
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Nurse whistle-blowers protected by court ruling
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Practices that could improve patient safety
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Errors in the report on medical errors?
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Ruling: Patients must get results after complaints
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Group says EMTALA violations frequent
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Hospitals asked to report on medical error prevention efforts
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HHS clarifies patient privacy protection rules
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Doctor says she was fired for blowing whistle
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Nursing home found liable for employee’s assault
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Use of bar codes urged for all drug packaging
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AHP settles fraud case with government for $7M
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Legal Review & Commentary - Failure to monitor oxygen levels leads to brain damage: $2.7 million settlement in Kansas
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Legal Review & Commentary - A newborn falls: $37,000 verdict
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Legal Review & Commentary - Infant dies of meconium: $9.6 million Illinois verdict
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Patient Safety Quarterly: Beat Mother Nature to the punch with good emergency plan
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Patient Safety Quarterly: Sources for help in creating a disaster plan