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Expecting the unexpected: ‘The best managers are people who don’t lose that human touch.’ Whether it’s a rare flu epidemic like H1N1, a natural disaster or a major hospital technology overhaul, hospital employee health departments can just about predict the arrival of something unpredictable every year or two.
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Patients will soon be able to check the influenza vaccination rates of health care workers at the nation’s hospitals through Hospitalcompare.gov, the website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Misdiagnosis is a surprisingly common occurrence, and it is the leading source of successful medical malpractice claims. Radiology misreads (such as in this case) are classic and problematic. There is often subjectivity involved that can make litigation defense difficult.
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A whistleblowers allegations have sparked a wide-reaching investigation of alleged fraud by four hospitals in Georgia, and two executives have pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
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A Tennessee-based health system is learning the hard way that protecting patient data is a never-ending job.
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Plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases and other healthcare litigation continue to win access to risk management documents long considered privileged, including handwritten notes made in the course of an investigation. This dangerous trend means that risk managers should reassess their habits on document creation to avoid showing all their cards to the other side.
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With plaintiffs getting their hands on more and more documents that previously were off limits, the best way to avoid that danger is to be strict about separating fact and opinion.
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