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Any statement by staff that is construed as discouraging a patient from staying for treatment could be seen as an EMTALA violation.
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To make full disclosure work, you first have to remember that it is not a program or an effort, or a policy, says a leader at one hospital that has undergone a major change in way adverse events are discussed with patients and families. Full disclosure is more of a philosophy and an overall way of working with people, says the chief operating officer and vice president of care delivery at Childrens Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the third in a series of seven papers designed to provide guidance on the HIPAA security standards.
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Many small physician practices had gaps in three key areas as they attempted to meet the April 20 deadline for HIPAA security standards, according to Dallas-based MedSynergies.
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In the March 25 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published procedures for nonprivacy administrative simplification complaints under HIPAA, along with a description of the procedures the Department of Health and Human Services will follow in reviewing such complaints.
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To effectively manage patients care, providers need the most information possible. The question becomes, under HIPAA, whether managed care organizations can disclose patient information to all providers for any reason
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A woman underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder. During the procedure, the surgeon noticed a hole in the patients intestine, which he immediately repaired. However, he completed the surgery without examining the rest of the intestine. After the procedure, the woman exhibited symptoms of an abdominal infection. Doctors reopened the womans abdomen and discovered a second perforation that had caused intestinal contents to leak into her abdominal cavity. Although they attempted to repair the hole, the delay had irreversibly exacerbated the womans condition and she died.
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Conventional wisdom is wrong: Primary care doctors who coordinate the care of their patients by specialists may actually have lower liability risk than primary care doctors who do not attempt care coordination.
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A survey of hospital leaders indicates that many have serious reservations about a mandatory error reporting system, including that it would discourage event reporting and increase the risk of lawsuits, according to a recent study.
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While computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is expected to significantly reduce medication errors, systems must be implemented thoughtfully to avoid facilitating certain types of errors, according to a recent study.