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When conducting your own closed claim review, follow the advice mentioned in this article for the best results.
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Many risk managers use hotlines to encourage reporting of fraud and other potential problems, but how do you know if your hotline is really working?
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To coincide with the fourth anniversary of enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new web site to provide information about how it enforces health information privacy rights and standards compliance.
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) says a loophole in medical privacy law is allowing pharmacies to "auction off" customer records, including prescriptions, information about medical conditions, Social Security numbers, and insurance records "to the highest bidder."
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More than a year after an elderly hospital patient was found wandering a crime-ridden area in a hospital gown and slippers, the nation's largest HMO agreed in a settlement with the city to changes aimed at ending the dumping of homeless patients on streets.
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In today's competitive world of health care, lawsuits involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets are becoming increasingly common among competitors.
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Under newly revised interpretive guidelines from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informed consent, hospitals are required to list all people performing "specific significant surgical tasks."
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After receiving treatment at a hospital for an infection of his heel bone, a young boy was discharged with instructions for his mother to administer antibiotics several times a day for the next three weeks.
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A woman in therapy following knee replacement surgery was using a continuous passive motion machine to aid in strengthening her knee without her muscles being used. She fell asleep while using the machine, and it subsequently tipped over and twisted her knee.
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