Healthcare Risk Management
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A Richter scale for risks offers advice
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More near misses than medical errors
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HCA to settle criminal charges
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Other components added to rules list
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Privacy rule requires attention to consent
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New privacy rules may bring in sweeping new changes for risk managers, patients
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Patient Safety Alert
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Insurer: Monitoring technology may help avoid claims
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Stark exceptions make it safer to provide docs with EHRs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule that revises the exception, known as the Stark Exception, to the federal physician self-referral prohibition (the Stark Law) for certain arrangements involving the donation of electronic health record (EHR) items and services to physicians or other allied health providers. -
Survey finds healthcare risk managers and executives struggle with patient safety
Maximizing patient safety is the top priority for hospital C-suite executives and risk managers in the United States, but the lack of teamwork, negative culture, and poor communication will present barriers to patient safety in the future, according to a survey commissioned by American International Group (AIG) in New York City.