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Patient handoff must be more than a formality
Patient handoff is a high-risk time that many health care workers dont handle as well as they should, cautions Meghan Dierks, MD, MS, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Clinical Decision Making Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in Cambridge. -
Handoff information should cover past, future
Meghan Dierks, MD, MS, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Clinical Decision Making Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in Cambridge, offers an outline of what information should be exchanged in an ideal patient handoff. -
Failure to provide backup power results in death and a $450,000 Massachusetts settlement
By Jan J. Gorrie, Esq. Buchanan Ingersoll PC Tampa, FL -
A big leap forward is in offing for risk managers
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Increased deductible use prompts strategy change
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E-mail, other computer use may increase liability risk
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Deaths, injuries often come from multiple failures
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Clinical trials harmed by lack of informed consent
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Legal Review & Commentary: Pierced ear is amputated: $2 million verdict in PA
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Risk managers at the crossroads: Take advantage of opportunities