Healthcare Risk Management – June 1, 2000
June 1, 2000
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More OBs prohibit birth videos, but it’s difficult to enact hospital policy
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ACOG warns against videotaping births
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Compliance officer role poses no conflict
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Staffing risk management per bed size is difficult
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Doctor in carving incident sentenced to probation
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NY cites doctor for removing healthy kidney
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ANA head says overtime puts patients at risk
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ISMP calls for elimination of written prescriptions
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Study shows malpractice awards have gone way up
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Bedsore lawsuit increase could new signal problems
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Electronic prescriptions cut errors, studies show
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JCAHO adopts standards for new Assisted Living Accreditation Program
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Legal Review & Commentary-Woman denied admission to psychiatric unit, commits suicide the next morning: $6.5 million verdict awarded
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Legal Review & Commentary-Misdiagnosed encephalitis: $3.7 million CO verdict
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Legal Review & Commentary-Failure to promptly diagnose viral meningitis: $7.3 million settlement
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Patient Safety Quartery-ED violence strikes in small communities, too
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Patient Safety Quartery-How to spot and defuse potential ED violence