Healthcare Risk Management
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Caution needed when credentialing business associates
Healthcare providers must ensure that their business associates are in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), but the obligation to monitor subcontractors is less clear. -
Leapfrog safety scores not encouraging
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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. -
LRC: $15 million awarded for fetal monitoring that was negligent and resulted in cerebral palsy
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Highmark and UPMC might finally end litigation
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LRC: $12 million award for surgical errors on infant raises difficult questions under med mal cap
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Telemedicine brings more risk with more use
Telemedicine has been the new frontier of caregiving for years, but it finally is becoming a reality at many healthcare facilities. -
Repayment can be part of disclosure plan
Some violations of Stark and other laws can be resolved largely through repayment of the money involved, explains Karl A. Thallner Jr., JD, a partner with the law firm of Reed Smith in Philadelphia. -
Legal Review & Commentary Supplement to HRM: Family awarded $10.8 million after woman dies from complications following cardiac catheterization
A woman underwent routine cardiac catheterization in a hospital. -
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.