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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.
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Failure to Diagnose Case Settles for $8 Million
Two facilities failed to diagnose a patient's condition, leading to quadriplegia and an $8 million settlement.
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$5.5 Million Settlement Related to Audit Controls
In a case that highlights the need for proper audit controls, Florida’s Memorial Healthcare System (MHS) has paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $5.5 million to settle potential HIPAA violations.
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Cloud Encryption Not Used Enough in Healthcare
A quarter of healthcare organizations do not use encryption to protect data in the cloud, leaving the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of patients at risk of exposure, according to a recent survey by HyTrust.