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Verifying the qualifications of staff can sometimes mean trying to decide when embellishment crosses the line into falsification, says A. Kevin Troutman, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Fisher & Phillips in New Orleans, who assists hospitals with risk management projects.
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Once you start checking applicants' qualifications diligently, you may be surprised at just how much people lie and exaggerate, says Robert Mather, CEO of Pre-Employ.com, a company in Redding, CA, that conducts background checks for health care providers and other employers.
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The recent research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, showing an increase in reported drug errors, was based on data in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Adverse Event Reporting System, which has been in place since 1998.
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Malpractice defense attorneys and anesthesiology professionals are warning about an increase in malpractice claims related to acute pain management, particularly in the postoperative period.
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Forty-one U.S. hospitals have been named 2007 Leapfrog Top Hospitals, based on results from the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, a rating system that assesses a hospital's quality and safety.
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Does the HIPAA privacy rule need to be revised to meet the needs of the current changing health care environment involving health information exchange? The answer depends on who you ask.
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The American Hospital Association says the multiplicity of privacy rules from local, state, and federal governments, accrediting bodies, and other organizations makes compliance difficult and can interfere with patient care.
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A pregnant woman with a fetus weighing nearly 10 pounds was admitted to the hospital for induction of labor even though she was never told of her baby's large size or given the option of a cesarean. During delivery, a shoulder dystocia occurred, and the baby suffered permanent Erb's palsy on his left side.
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Health care risk management continues to be a promising career field even as the industry faces challenges.
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A new study shows the number of drug therapy-related deaths and injuries reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nearly tripled between 1998 and 2005, but exactly what those numbers mean is the subject of some dispute.
