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Dealing with too much data is "like drinking from a fire hose," says David A. Snyder, MD, vice president of patient care quality and safety at MCG Health in Augusta, GA.
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If medical staff members were asked what they think of quality professionals at their organization, what do you think they'd have to say? Too often, there is a perception that quality improvement is just another administrative impediment to patient care and interferes with the clinician/patient relationship.
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Some of the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) are easier to monitor than others, such as reducing the likelihood of harm associated with the use of anticoagulants, which can be tracked electronically.
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New research is revealing that blogs written by medical professionals may pose a threat to patient privacy when the authors of the blogs inadvertently reveal patient information.
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This is the first of a two-part series on time management for risk managers. This month, we look at the need to manage time effectively. Next month's Healthcare Risk Management will include more tips on time management for risk managers.
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A man with a prior medical history of atrial fibrillation experienced shortness of breath and seizure-like activity two days after breaking his leg. Doctors ordered an ECG, chest X-ray, and CT scan, although there was a four-hour delay in obtaining the results of the CT scan.
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If you want to give patients gift cards as a way to say "sorry" for that long wait in the emergency department or anything else that left them unhappy, feel free. The government says you're not violating any prohibitions on improper remuneration.
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The privacy breach involving medical records of celebrities treated at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center was even bigger than what was reported months ago, according to a report from the state.
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Sharmen Lane, a time management consultant and president of SharSpeaks LLC, with offices in New York and California, offers these tips for getting the most work done in the allotted time:
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This is the first of a two-part series on disruptive physicians. The next issue of Healthcare Risk Management will include more advice on how to address the problem.