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OR Fire Safety Improving With More Drills, Less Alcohol Prep
Hospitals are taking fire safety in the OR seriously but still must conduct frequent reviews and update policies as necessary, says Solveig Dittmann, RN, BA, BSN, CPHRM, senior risk specialist with Coverys, a medical professional liability insurer in Boston.
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Health System Cuts Workers’ Comp With Best Docs
Health systems can significantly reduce their workers’ compensation expenses by identifying and using high-performing physicians in medical networks, according to the experience of operators of one system in California, which saw overall claims costs reduced by almost 20%.
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Prescribing Opioids: Physicians Must Assess Carefully, Document Rigorously to Avoid Liability
The human toll of the opioid crisis is enormous, with millions of Americans suffering from addiction and more than 90 people dying each day from opioid overdoses. It is widely recognized that a significant part of the problem is the overprescription of pain medications, such as oxycodone and fentanyl. For physicians who prescribe such medications, this presents important challenges.
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DOJ Launches Opioid Fraud Unit With Big Data
Soon after its largest-ever bust of healthcare providers involved in the fraudulent distribution of opioids, the Department of Justice announced a new Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit that draws on healthcare data analytics to find misuse of controlled substances.
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Medicare Fraud Bust Sends Warning to Healthcare Providers
The huge federal crackdown on Medicare fraud opioid abuse is a loud alarm bell for risk managers in all healthcare settings, signaling that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice are not fooling around. They’re charging people by the hundreds, and for the first time a large proportion are healthcare professionals.
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Increased Hospice Length of Stay for Children Receiving Palliative Care
Children who receive palliative care have increased hospice length of stay, according to a recent study.
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More Than 90% of POLST Forms Correct and Complete
Researchers reviewed resuscitation (Section A) and level of medical intervention (Section B) orders in 268,386 forms in the Oregon POLST Registry, and 10,122 forms in the West Virginia e-Directive Registry. -
New Tool Assesses Families’ Satisfaction With End-of-life Care
A new tool is available to assess family members’ satisfaction with end-of-life care in long-term care.
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Survey: Device Industry Reps in OR Viewed Positively by Surgeons
Many orthopedic trauma surgeons may see some significant ethical concerns if a drug company representative wanted to be present during all of their procedures.
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Ethics of Using Family Members as Egg Donors or Surrogates
“The ethical considerations surrounding intrafamilial gamete donation and gestational surrogacy focus on the well-being of those who offer to provide reproductive services, those who receive those services, and the offspring born of any such donation,” says Judith Daar, JD, chair of ASRM’s ethics committee.