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Every now and then at Sunnybrook Health Sciences in Toronto, Canada, there was talk about getting ventilated patients up and about even if they were still intubated.
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It happened six months later than first expected, but on July 1 organizations became responsible for meeting the requirements of the standards for patient-centered communications, Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals. An exception was the visitation standards, which went into effect July 1, 2011.
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It's been 17 years since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law, but despite that, there are still plenty of organizations that aren't complying with its rules and are ending up paying millions in fines for their errors.
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Three years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) each brought a proposal to the National Quality Forum (NQF) related to measuring surgical-site infections.
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State regulators have determined that a California hospital owned by Prime Healthcare Services violated patient confidentiality by sharing a woman's medical files with journalists and sending an email about her treatment to 785 hospital workers.
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News: A 36-year-old woman was transported to the emergency department (ED) at 12:55 p.m. after exhibiting symptoms consistent with a viral infection. A lumbar puncture was performed, the results of which revealed herpes viral encephalitis. Acyclovir was ordered stat; however, the nurse on duty did not administer the medication until three hours later, by which time the patient had become comatose.
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Regulatory issues such as state-by-state licensing continue to be a serious hurdle in the expansion of telemedicine, according to a survey of clinicians using the technology.
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The reputation of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center in Philadelphia will take a big hit from the recent $78.5 million malpractice verdict against it, says Scott Sobel, president of Media & Communications Strategies in Washington, DC.
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With so much to cover in employee orientation, it is tempting to include a lot of dry legalese in the employee handbook and be satisfied that you have fulfilled your obligation to notify.
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A jury in Philadelphia has awarded a family $78.5 million on behalf of a child who suffered severe brain damage as a result of a delayed cesarean section, and legal experts are warning that the case illustrates a risk that can go overlooked in hospitals.
