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Free vaccine app speeds process, documentation
A free app offered by Underwriters Laboratory, based in Franklin, TN, can help risk managers improve their employee vaccination programs. -
1 in 4 handoffs threaten patient safety
The researchers who studied patient handoffs at 23 children’s hospitals found an alarmingly high baseline rate of handoff failure: 25.8% of the handoffs were insufficient or inaccurate.
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State supreme court affirms $4.4 million verdict based on lack of informed consent
The male patient fell from a ladder and suffered multiple non-displaced rib fractures, among other injuries. -
Confirmation bias threatens patient safety, but can be overcome
Is confirmation bias lurking in your hospital, waiting to cause havoc for even the most skilled, well-intentioned clinicians? -
Tailor HIPAA training of your staff to your needs, and avoid generics
There was a time when risk managers and regulators were just happy to see that hospital staff had been trained in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, and they assumed that what worked for one facility would be fine for the next. That’s not the case anymore. -
Move to ICD-10 could compromise safety data
Transitioning to ICD-10 coding could negatively affect patient safety reporting and perceptions of hospital quality because of inaccurate comparisons between the new codes and those used under the ICD-9 system, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. -
Surgeon looks at dye label, ‘sees’ what he expects
Caroline Carcerano underwent spinal surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston in hopes that the procedure would resolve pain from a back injury. During the procedure, her neurosurgeon requested a special dye to test the location of tubing threaded into her spine. -
EMTALA deficiencies rise, but why?
Recent data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicate that violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) are on the rise. An EMTALA expert suggests there are several reasons: -
States say EMTALA doesn’t stop with admission
Complying with the Emergency Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) can be hard enough before court rulings give the rule a longer reach. Courts in Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee have passed laws that make EMTALA applicable even after admission. -
Improper medication during outpatient surgery causes brain injury and $5.1 million verdict