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A patient underwent a colonoscopy last year during which he says he was mocked by staff members who said he had syphilis and discussed firing a gun up his rectum, according to Courthouse News Service.
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Physicians Practice, the practice management resource for physicians and medical office staff, has released the latest issue of its free tablet application, available from the App Store.
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Hospitals participating in Hospital Engagement Networks (HENs) are reporting improvements in patient safety and decreases in falls and adverse events.
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Courts are addressing who ultimately is liable for damage to patients when drugs are diverted. One court case suggests that hospitals might be responsible even if the drugs were stolen by a contract employee supplied by a staffing company.
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The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), representing 70 states and territories, approved updated guidelines that constitute a model policy for the safe practice of medicine with telemedicine technology.
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Participating in a health information exchange (HIE) brings the potential for violations of HIPAA. Risk managers should assess security issues when considering HIE participation.
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A ruling in medical malpractice case could offer a new defense strategy. A Texas court established that nurses are not required to make medical conclusions.
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Drug diversion is a longstanding problem for hospitals and can take many forms, says Leilani Kicklighter, RN, ARM, MBA, CPHRM, LHRM, a patient safety and risk management consultant with The Kicklighter Group in Tamarac, FL, and a past president of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) in Chicago.
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The case that has sparked debate over liability when drugs are diverted involved a contracted technician who stole pain medication from patients and gave some of them hepatitis C.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer will pick up the tab for preventable surgical site infections (SSIs) following cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedures, including pacemaker and defibrillator implants.