Healthcare Risk Management – October 1, 2018
October 1, 2018
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Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Creates Safety, Liability Risks for Hospitals
Mergers and acquisitions can create patient safety risks as disparate cultures merge and clinicians face new working conditions.
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Consciousness Guidelines Affect Continuation of Care
New guidelines on how to determine consciousness could affect how healthcare organizations address legal questions regarding intensity of care, discontinuation of care, and end-of-life decisions.
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Malpractice Nursing Claims Rise With Experience
Data on malpractice claims involving nurses indicate a somewhat surprising trend: The more experienced a nurse is, the more likely he or she is to have malpractice claims.
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Stark Law Could Be Eased, but Compliance Still Difficult
Efforts to move away from the fee-for-service model may lead to changes in the Stark anti-kickback law. Expect more exceptions and exclusions that will in some ways make the law less onerous but no less difficult when ensuring compliance.
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Hospitals Face ADA Lawsuits Over Websites
Healthcare facilities are being sued by plaintiffs who allege that facility websites are not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Key Components of a Drug Diversion Program
Although drug diversion may be considered a rare event, investigations reveal that the practice could be going undetected in facilities that do not have a proactive prevention program.
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Negligent Knee Replacement and Postoperative Care Result in Amputation, $8.35 Million Verdict
Surgeon was found liable for failing to take patient's medical history into account.
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Catastrophic Brain Damage After Delayed Treatment, Respiratory Collapse Results in $26 Million Verdict
An attending physician failed to examine the patient for more than six hours after she presented to the ED.