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LRC: $12 million award for surgical errors on infant raises difficult questions under med mal cap
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Highmark and UPMC might finally end litigation
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LRC: $15 million awarded for fetal monitoring that was negligent and resulted in cerebral palsy
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$276 million Tuomey case holds many lessons for risk managers
Executive summary: The multi-million dollar award against the Tuomey Healthcare system holds important lessons regarding a hospital's business relationship with physicians. The case involved allegations of improper referrals and payment to physicians. -
Leapfrog safety scores not encouraging
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Fraud self-disclosure requires careful strategy
Nobody wants to run afoul of the Stark law or other fraud prevention regulations, but it happens. -
Specific patient safety steps urged for hospitals
The head of The Joint Commission is urging hospitals to make substantial changes to achieve the ultimate goal of zero patient harm by adapting lessons from high-risk industries. -
Incident reports don't tell whole story
Several studies have shown that hospitalized patients still have unacceptably high rates of harm and injury due in part to limited access for quality staff to obtain primary care data from electronic medical records. -
Legal Review & Commentary Supplement to HRM: $9 million awarded to patient after missed diagnosis of broken neck
The patient presented to the hospital complaining of neck pain after being involved in an automobile accident. -
Credentialing, peer review pose problems
There are many potential liability risks that come with the growing use of telemedicine. Mark Kadzielski, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Pepper Hamilton in Los Angeles, offers this summary.