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Manage risks of electronic records to avoid liability
Electronic records bring additional risks that must be managed. -
Researcher’s travel expenses cited in $2.93 million settlement
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LRC: Second largest verdict in NY state history awarded to family of girl for negligent delivery by local hospital
A jury in Suffolk County, NY, recently handed down the second largest malpractice verdict in the states history. -
OTC med blamed in lawsuit against children’s hospital
A judge recently awarded the family of an 8-year-old girl from Snoqualmie, WA, $15.2 million -
New NPSG addresses clinical alarm safety
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Mobile devices pose breach risk, action needed
Many healthcare organizations are not taking the necessary steps to protect sensitive data on mobile devices and in the cloud. -
LRC: $17.5 million awarded to family of teenager for hospital’s improper administration of anesthesia
A DeKalb County jury awarded the family of a gunshot victim $17 million. -
Legal Review &: Hospital ordered to pay $7.4 million for severe brain injury after nurses’ mistakes
In March 2013, a jury awarded a multi-million dollar verdict to a young woman who suffered severe brain injuries after nurses failed to follow doctors orders and mistreated her for an asthma-related condition. -
‘Catastrophic’ malpractice payouts add little to healthcare’s rising costs
Efforts to lower healthcare costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing, and frivolous payouts are among the heaviest drains on healthcare resources. But a new review of malpractice claims by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests such assertions are wrong. -
Tuomey Healthcare guilty in $39 million false claims case
A federal jury in South Carolina has found that Tuomey Healthcare System, based in Sumter, violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting false claims for reimbursement to the United States to the tune of $39 million in damages.