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A "Survivor" leadership and team-building program developed at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center is prompting "aha moments" among an increasing circle of access audiences.
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At Gwinnett Hospital System in Lawrenceville, GA, the HIPAA compliance program has been broadened to include "any and all sensitive information."
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A woman who required a feeding tube went to the hospital for a colonoscopy. Because of complications experienced during the procedure, doctors inserted a central line for intravenous fluid access.
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An interpretive guideline that calls for a more thorough informed consent process, whether the patient wants to hear the details or not, is causing consternation for physicians and risk managers across the country.
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"Parking" patients with emergency medical services (EMS) crews still can happen even when the risk manager knows it is wrong and has taken an official stance against it, experts warn.
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It appears no one was harmed by the bogus emergency department (ED) staffer at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL, which means there may be no resulting lawsuit.
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An uninsured man presented to the hospital complaining of chest pain. Doctors determined that he required heart-valve replacement surgery, but they discharged the patient until he could receive treatment for other conditions that could have complicated the heart surgery if left untreated.
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Patients with heart failure may be among the most challenging for case managers who are coordinating their care. Patients with heart failure must take multiple medications, eat a low-salt diet to keep their condition under control, and monitor their condition constantly.
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A 2003 Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation that interpreted EMTALA not to apply to inpatients does not have the "force and effect of law," according to a recent decision by a U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico.
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Two programs at Passport Health Plan help pregnant Medicaid recipients overcome the obstacles to a healthy pregnancy and follow preterm infants through the neonatal intensive care unit and back home.