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The popular belief that a nonpunitive approach will reduce errors and not get in the way of proper discipline of employees is being challenged by new research that suggests the tactic may not be entirely compatible with efforts to improve patient safety.
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The "black box" warning on medications is the health care system's strongest way to say, "Danger! Take extreme caution with this drug!" But a recent report suggests that your physicians might not be fazed by the warning.
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Most experts agree that offering flu vaccinations is a good idea, but the issue of requiring them can stir up a debate.
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Allegations of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) violations as part of the charity care lawsuits should prompt risk managers to take yet another hard look at how their emergency department staff discuss payment with patients.
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The difficult part of adopting a "just culture" philosophy may be defining exactly what constitutes reckless and willful behavior.
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A 73-year-old woman with a history of peripheral artery disease underwent elective femoral bypass surgery. Post-surgical complications developed, but six weeks later she returned to the nursing home where she had been prior to the hospitalization.
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An 83-year-old nursing home resident developed severe decubitus ulcers. After the nursing home failed to treat the ulcers, they became infected, and the woman subsequently died.
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Once again, clinical experts are debating whether it is necessary to require flu vaccinations for health care works but risk managers must look at the issue a little differently from infection control professionals and epidemiologists.
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One of the most successful Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) efforts at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is the practice of "patient safety rounds," ...
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More risk managers are getting involved in the effort to design safer health care facilities, says Anjali Joseph, PhD, director of research for The Center for Health Design in Concord, CA, a group that provides support for patient safety design efforts.