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Reduce Risk When Patients Leave AMA
Patients leaving against medical advice (AMA) put themselves and the hospital at risk. The patient may suffer harm from forgoing needed care, and the hospital may be held liable for that harm. Discouraging patients from leaving AMA can be difficult, leaving the facility to depend on documenting its efforts to provide care.
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Time to Review Non-Physician Policies from Pandemic
Pandemic-era rules allowing relaxed licensing and supervision requirements for non-physicians are undergoing revisions, which means healthcare employers may need to review their policies. For example, in 2022, CMS ended its blanket waivers and reinstated federal physician supervision requirements and other restrictions for some facilities.
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Avoid Common Mistakes in Malpractice Cases
Handling an allegation of medical malpractice is never easy, but the experience and eventual outcome can be greatly improved by avoiding some of the most common mistakes. One of the biggest mistakes is altering a record after the fact.
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ED Physicians Dispute Claims of High Diagnostic Error Rates
Investigators from AHRQ estimated more than 7 million people may be inaccurately diagnosed in hospital EDs every year, prompting concerns about patient safety and the potential for liability. However, emergency physicians are sharply critical of the report. They say some of the conclusions are based on faulty interpretations of data.
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U.S., South Korea Partner on Stopping Ransomware That Targets Healthcare Sector
The two governments issued tips to protect against alleged North Korean-backed ransomware activity.
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Judge Rules Against HHS in Another No Surprises Act Lawsuit
The latest chapter in this ongoing saga centered on the disagreements about the act’s dispute resolution process.
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Lawmakers Propose Creating Essential Stockpile of Important Medicines
Congressional act would allow for keeping a robust supply of 50 important generic medications to prevent shortages.
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HIC at 50: Looking Back, Looking Forward in a Time of Pandemic
In Hospital Infection Control & Prevention's 50th year of publication, we find ourselves in a perilous world, where the emergence of viral infections and antibiotic-resistant organisms seems to be accelerating.
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Timeline: Key Stories and Topics in HIC This Century
A look back at infection control and prevention topics in HIC over the last two decades.
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Under-Resourced Public Health Leaves Healthcare Vulnerable
Allison McGeer, MD, an infectious disease specialist in the Sinai Health System and a professor at the University of Toronto, was on the front lines when SARS-1 hit the city in 2003. Hospital Infection Control & Prevention asked her about emerging infections and other issues in this interview.