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The behavioral health department may not be the first place you would
look to launch a patient safety initiative, but the team at Overlook
Hospital in Summit, NJ, is expecting just such an undertaking to yield
big dividends.
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A minor complaining of fever and wheezing was admitted to a hospital. After going to two other hospitals for the same symptoms and being discharged each time over a three-day period, the plaintiff arrested while en route to further care. A jury awarded the plaintiff $55.6 million, which was reduced to present cash value of $20 million.
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GAO: Claim losses lead to rate increases; Florida predicts savings from liability reform
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When a blackout struck the northeastern United States recently, some hospitals encountered difficulties that offer a lesson for risk managers about issues that may be overlooked during your typical emergency planning sessions.
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There is much for risk managers to rejoice about in the final rule of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), with many of the most vexing parts of the law either clarified or eliminated altogether. But there still is plenty to keep you busy.
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Same-day surgery programs preparing for a Medicare survey can find help in complying with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2000 Life Safety Code in a document focused on same-day settings from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
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The days of accreditation surveyors flipping through policy books and interviewing management team members may not be completely gone, but the majority of information gathered about a same-day surgery program today comes from the surveyors review of patient charts.
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As with all high-volume procedures, same-day surgery managers continuously look for ways to increase efficiency and improve patient care, and there is always room for improvement.
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For those of us blessed(?) with children, setting limits on acceptable behavior is nothing new. We have been doing it since the little darlings were born.