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False Information from Your Patients with Dementia Threatens Their Safety
Growing concern about the patient safety risks posed by dementia is prompting some healthcare facilities to address the issue with policies and procedures designed to avoid misinformation and other threats.
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$750,000 Settlement Highlights Need for HIPAA Business Associate Agreements
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic of North Carolina has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy and Security Rules by failing to execute a business associate agreement prior to turning over protected health information of 17,300 patients to a potential business partner. The settlement includes a robust corrective action plan.
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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Sues Hospital For Suspension Related to Suicidal Comments
When do an employee’s personal troubles threaten patient safety and justify limiting work duties? A certified registered nurse anesthetist recently sued a hospital after it put her on sick leave and demanded a psychiatrist approve her return to work, which was prompted by her statements suggesting suicidal thoughts and the concerns voiced by her coworkers.
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Surgeons Referred for Comprehensive Program That Tests Their Cognitive and Physical Skills
In addition to a requirement for in-house practitioners to undergo testing at age 75 and older to be credentialed or re-credentialed, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore also has developed a comprehensive two-day program for surgeons who are referred to them by any facility for more extensive testing of cognitive and physical skills or capabilities.
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Hospital Manager Dismisses Patient’s Complaint After She Secretly Records Comments in the OR
A patient’s secret recording of her surgery revealed what one risk manager calls “inexcusable and reprehensible” behavior, including disparaging remarks about her body, comments that could be considered racially offensive, and suggestions that the woman be touched inappropriately by members of the OR team. The recording also documents what could be malpractice: a surgeon administering penicillin after he verbally acknowledged her allergy.
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College of Surgeons Addresses Aging with Controversial Statement
The first sign of trouble happened when the surgeon was 78. He performed surgery on a woman who subsequently developed a pulmonary embolism. The nurses made urgent calls, but he didn’t respond. The woman died.
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Do Physicians Get Incentives for Patients’ Donations?
Some institutions encourage physicians to solicit donations from grateful patients. A small minority of physicians report being offered financial incentives for doing so.
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Providers’ Bias Against Obese Patients Affects the Care Patients Receive
A growing body of research reveals that clinicians are frequently biased against obese patients — and that patients are harmed as a result.
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Ethical Debate Continues on Resident Work Hour Limits
Efforts to limit work hours of residents spurred ongoing debate over whether patients are, in fact, safer as a result.
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'Big Data' in Healthcare has Some Ethicists Concerned
“Big data” is becoming increasingly important in healthcare, with the Precision Medicine Initiative and numerous other quality initiatives seeking de-identified information to improve care.