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Plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases and other healthcare litigation continue to win access to risk management documents long considered privileged, including handwritten notes made in the course of an investigation. This dangerous trend means that risk managers should reassess their habits on document creation to avoid showing all their cards to the other side.
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A Tennessee-based health system is learning the hard way that protecting patient data is a never-ending job.
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A whistleblowers allegations have sparked a wide-reaching investigation of alleged fraud by four hospitals in Georgia, and two executives have pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
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Misdiagnosis is a surprisingly common occurrence, and it is the leading source of successful medical malpractice claims. Radiology misreads (such as in this case) are classic and problematic. There is often subjectivity involved that can make litigation defense difficult.
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Almost all (96%) of 173 oncology nurses surveyed reported concerns about system barriers in their efforts to help patients prepare for the end of life, according to a 2014 study.
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Physicians often provide high-intensity care for patients at the end of life, even when the physicians would not choose this for themselves.
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Preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimers disease shares some of the same controversies surrounding preclinical states of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes.
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Advance directives covering dementia care are complex, according to Rebecca Dresser, JD, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.