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Ensure Lab Results Don’t Go Overlooked
Errors related to poor handling of lab results are a well-known patient safety risk, but risk managers should not assume their physicians and staff follow the proper policies and procedures to avoid liability.
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Stanford Approach Helps Avoid Huge Verdict
This case study shows the use of the Decision Analysis Reserve and Trial Strategy tool, a structured reserve-setting process created by The Risk Authority Stanford.
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Use Algorithm to Determine Better Med/Mal Reserves
Setting case reserves for medical malpractice cases is a challenge that requires a mixture of data, experience, wisdom, and a good bit of guesswork. The accuracy of that calculation often is attributed to the risk manager, and that can be detrimental when reality doesn’t match the prediction.
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Hospital and Physician Prevail on Medical Negligence/Wrongful Death Appeal
A California court of appeals recently upheld a motion for summary judgment in a case involving the death of a child during birth.
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Failure to Monitor Medication During Birth Leads to $14.5 Million Verdict
A family brought suit against a hospital and physician, alleging that lack of monitoring of Pitocin during labor led to a baby's brain damage.
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$18 Million to Settle Kickback Claims of Loans for Referrals
Indiana University Health, and HealthNet, an IU Health affiliate that serves low-income patients, have agreed to pay $18 million to resolve claims they engaged in a kickback scheme that involved IU Health paying for the referral of OB/GYN patients to IU Health’s Methodist Hospital.
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Health System Included PHI in Press Release, OCR Says
Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston has agreed to pay $2.4 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and adopt a comprehensive corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations related to claims it included a patient’s protected health information in a press release.
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Risk Management Emerging as Credit Strength
Nonprofit hospitals are focused on risk management as a crucial variable in financial analyses and an increasingly important credit strength, Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report.
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EMR Faults Can Be Major Factors in Med/Mal Cases
As useful as electronic medical records can be and as much as they can improve patient safety, they also can pose significant liability risks if they inadvertently introduce errors or make the record difficult to understand, medical malpractice attorneys caution.
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HIPAA Misconceptions Still Plague Healthcare Providers
Even after years of living with HIPAA and its many requirements, healthcare providers still labor under misconceptions that could lead to noncompliance penalties.