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Captive insurance companies aren't for everyone, says Timothy E.J. Folk, vice president with The Graham Co., a healthcare consulting company in Philadelphia.
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There are about 5,000 captive insurance companies in the world, with most being sponsored by U.S. entities, according to information provided by Capstone Associated Services in Houston, TX, which assists organizations with setting up captives.
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Alcohol abuse is a "significant problem" for surgeons in the United States, with more than 15% of respondents in a nationwide survey signaling that they might have dependency issues, the American College of Surgeons reports.
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In 2003, a 14-year-old girl went to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of weakness in her legs. The radiology department performed an MRI, but it failed to diagnose an abnormal mass on her spine. When the mass bled four years later, the patient suffered permanent spinal damage.
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With the link between healthcare worker fatigue and adverse events s well documented, The Joint Commission (TJC) issued a new Sentinel Event Alert: Healthcare worker fatigue and patient safety.
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A 68-year-old paraplegic male was undergoing occupational therapy to increase his level of independence following a spinal cord injury.
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Several legal cases decided in recent months have rendered material discoverable that doctors thought was protected. These cases in places as varied as New York, New England, and Illinois have caused some physicians to question whether they should participate in peer review processes if their comments and discussions can end up being used against them in civil litigation.
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In a first-of-its-kind survey, The Leapfrog Group graded more than 2,600 hospitals of all sizes and types in the United States on how they performed in more than two dozen weighted patient safety measures both process and outcomes.
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As the National Committee for Quality Assurance hopes that all-cause readmission rate reporting by health plans will assist in creating more consideration of patient care across the continuum, the National Quality Forum (NQF) hopes a new measurement framework for multiple chronic conditions will likewise help improve care in and out of the hospital.
