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Gown use for isolation remains a judgment call
The question of gown use when entering patient isolation rooms is a recurrent one, so it is worth noting that this is the current thinking of The Joint Commission on the subject: -
Legal Review & Commentary: $178 million verdict awarded to victim of botched gastric bypass procedure
News: In one of the largest verdicts handed down in recent Florida history, a hospital was ordered to pay $178 million in damages for permanently disabling a 38-year-old patient during gastric bypass surgery. -
Hotel-like card keys restrict access to high-risk units
Hospitals are taking a closer look at visitor access, especially in units such as obstetrics where visitors should be monitored closely, and one hospital is finding success with a key card similar to those used in hotels. -
Court rules against malicious prosecution claim by docs
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Bankruptcy not the only risk when going bare
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Elective policy aims to cut pre-39 week deliveries
This is a portion of the Elective Delivery Policy use at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to minimize unnecessary deliveries before 39 weeks gestation: -
Legal Review & Commentary: Failure to timely perform a cesarean section results in severe brain injury, $55 million award
News: A 32-year-old woman presented to the hospital following a planned home delivery with the assistance of a midwife. -
287 infants abducted since ‘83 Many are from mom’s room
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Going bare is like ‘playing Russian roulette’
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BYOD: It’s not a party invite, but a hospital problem
Providers are increasingly faced with the dilemma of whether to ban all personal electronic devices such as iPads and BlackBerrys in patient care areas or allow clinicians to use them.