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For traditional risk management concerns, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) actually might offer hope, says Ruselle Robinson, JD, an attorney at Boston-based Posternak Blankstein & Lund. A goal of the ACA is to improve quality of care and make it more patient-centered while reducing costs, so success in those areas should result in lower risk and liability for providers, he says.
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A federally funded study by Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City demonstrates ways in which quality measurement from electronic health records (EHRs) can be improved.
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The average physician spends 50.7 months, or roughly 11% of a 40-year career with an unresolved and open malpractice claim, according to a new study from Health Affairs.
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The growing prominence of the accountable care organization (ACO) model offers many potential benefits, but it also comes with many potential hazards, according to a recent report from Marsh Risk Consulting, based in New York City.
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Initial results from one of the nations largest and most sophisticated perinatal improvement initiatives suggest hospitals can reduce harm to babies and mothers, and lower associated liability claims and pay-outs, through the use of high-reliability perinatal teams.
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Revenue and finance will be affected significantly by healthcare reform, and key aspects of reform already are impacting revenue streams, says Erin M. OConnor, Esq., practice leader with Cammack LaRhette Consulting in New York City.
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These are some of the key changes in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) final rule released recently by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):
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The maximum penalty for a data breach under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now $1.5 million, six times higher than the original fine under the law. That change is just one of the significant changes in the final HIPAA rule released recently by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Healthcare giant HCA, based in Nashville, TN, must pay a Kansas City, MO, charitable foundation $162 million and undergo extensive auditing after a judge found that the for-profit hospital operator broke key agreements regarding charity care and capital expenditures in its billion-dollar purchase of hospitals from Health Midwest in 2002.
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Leveraging knowledge gained from previous initiatives, including an Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)/Ascension Health/Premier collaboration, hospitals in the Premier Perinatal Safety Initiative (PPSI) use two methods to create high-reliability healthcare teams: increased adherence to evidence-based care bundles, and enhanced communication and teamwork.
