Healthcare Risk Management
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More Data Access Means More Risk of Breach
Greater access to healthcare data increases the risk of a security breach, according to a recent report.
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Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Decrease, Compensation Up
Paid medical malpractice claims decreased but compensation amounts increased in a new analysis of national claims by specialty from 1992-2014.
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Email Credentials Risky for Healthcare Hacking
Despite a growing awareness among healthcare risk managers of the vulnerability of their computer systems, hackers still get in. Often, they break in through the organization’s weakest link: end-user email credentials.
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NPSF/IHI Merger Could Help Risk Manager Credentialing
The merger of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the National Patient Safety Foundation should increase opportunities for risk managers to obtain credentialing in patient safety.
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Captive Insurance Can Be Tool for Enterprise Risk Management
A captive insurance company can be a valuable enterprise risk management tool if structured properly and focused on risk management.
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Coders Play Important Role in Compliance Efforts
Coders are in a unique position to spot a wide range of noncompliance issues, so they must be trained on their obligation to report what they find, a coding expert says.
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Badges Identify Visitors After Screening
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, uses a system that checks the background of visitors and issues a temporary identification badge noting what type of visitor they are.
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Debrief All Violent Acts, Not Just the Big Ones
Debriefing should be a core part of any violence prevention and response plan.
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Preventing Hospital Violence Requires Proactive Strategy
Hospitals are focusing more on violence and how to prevent it in the healthcare setting, but they still need to adopt a more proactive approach that includes all forms of violence, not just the big notable incidents, experts say.
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$1.2 Million Awarded in Fatal Injection Case
A patient experienced cardiac arrest following a nerve block injection, resulting in death and a lawsuit from the patient's estate.