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Doctors Maintaining Certification Less Likely to Face Discipline
Physicians who maintain board certification within 10 years of their initial certification are more than two times less likely to face state medical board disciplinary actions than those who do not, according to recent research.
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Reduce Paper Records to Decrease Data Breaches
Healthcare organizations seeking to reduce the risk of data breaches should reduce how much protected health information they put on paper, while also stepping up “holistic” risk management efforts, according to a recent report.
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Report: Nurse Practitioners Pose Malpractice Risk Similar to Physicians
Nurse practitioners face malpractice risks similar to those of physicians. Hospitals should provide similar types and levels of education in risk management.
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Study: Diagnostic Accuracy Still Largest Claims Risk
Diagnosis failures still pose the biggest risk for malpractice claims. A recent review found that they account for 33% of medical professional liability claims.
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Patients Sometimes Game EMTALA System
EMTALA compliance is greatly complicated in communities with significant homeless populations.
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Four Steps for Improving EMTALA Compliance
Compliance with EMTALA will continue to pose challenges until systemic problems like the treatment of behavioral health patients can be addressed, but in the meantime there are steps that can help a hospital avoid being penalized for violations.
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Confusion, Competing Priorities Behind EMTALA Violations
Most hospitals violating EMTALA intend to comply with the law but fall short because of confusion about requirements and competing priorities between doctors and hospitals.
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EMTALA Violations Persist as Hospitals Cope With Overload
Hospitals continue violating EMTALA despite years of compliance efforts and the threat of severe penalties. In most cases, the hospital does not intend to dump patients.
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Throw Away Paper Notes and Move Into World of Technology
The technology revolution can be a boon to case managers by saving time and making their jobs easier — but there are pitfalls to relying too much on electronic tools.
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Into the Gray: Local IRBs Must Define Research
It’s only fitting, with the revised Common Rule in limbo, that there should remain some uncertainty about what constitutes human research — and what doesn’t.