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Risk managers now interact with all leadership levels
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Hospital in hot water after complying with police
Risk managers should train clinicians to refer police requests to the risk manager and legal counselor for legal assessment and to avoid automatically complying with requests. -
Always require search warrant for forcible searches
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Court says insurer liable for data breach expenses
A federal court ruled recently that a commercial general liability policy must cover damages from a data breach. -
Cyber policies a good deal, but choose carefully
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OIG targets sleep studies, and CMS promises crack down
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NCQA testing new way to measure quality
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) are evaluating a new measurement tool that they hope will be a better gauge of risk factors and focus on improving outcomes for heart disease and diabetes patients. -
Study looks at outcomes impact of errors
Malpractice information from the National Practitioner Data Bank over 25 years has showed that most mistakes come from diagnostic errors, not surgical mistakes or medication errors, according to a study published in the British Medical Journals Quality and Safety journal1. -
CMS issues 2014 Medicare IPPS proposal
Late in April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed update to policies and payments for inpatient care in fiscal year 2014. -
Data bank merger: More reports likely
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) announced a merger in April that became effective last month.