Healthcare Risk Management – November 1, 1998
November 1, 1998
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Ex-cons in nursing homes present liability risk; feds raise alert status
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Criminal history rate may be 10%, feds say
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How to keep criminals out of your facilities
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Attorney contact policy helps handle large volume
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Little risk in allowing staff to make some decisions
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Policy offers staff guidance when attorneys call for info
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JCAHO outlines causes of most wrong-site surgery
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Malpractice coverage for ‘hard-to-place’ physicians requires creativity
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Yale fraud investigation settled for $5.6 million