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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a proposed rule that would amend the safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute and the civil monetary penalty (CMP) rules to protect certain payment practices and business arrangements from criminal prosecution or civil sanction
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Your hospitals mistakes will be public again, as federal regulators reverse course to resume publicly releasing data on errors.
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The patient, an adult woman, was admitted to a hospital in early September 2002, approximately two months before her due date. She was diagnosed with preeclampsia by an obstetrician, and the obstetrician decided to induce labor rather than perform a caesarean section.
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This summary of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas experience with the first Ebola patient in the United States is compiled from statements and data provided by the hospital and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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One hospitals experience with another deadly infectious disease revealed lessons for how hospitals can respond to Ebola, say two healthcare attorneys who helped that facility through the incident. The key is preparation.
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Insurers are quick to see the needs and the danger in a problem such as Ebola care, and some already are responding with coverage options for potential losses. Some also are looking for ways to avoid paying for those losses.
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Relying on the authority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for infection control procedures should be safe, even if the CDC later proves to be wrong, suggests Jane J. McCaffrey, MHSA, CIC, DASHRM, a risk management consultant in Easley, SC, and a past president of American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. However, that statement does not diminish the hospitals obligation to properly train staff on protocols and provide the necessary equipment, she says.
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The patient, an adult man, was scheduled for a standard cataract surgery in 2008 on his left eye. During the procedure, the ophthalmologist ordered a dye named VisionBlue that is used to stain the cataract in the eye so that it can be more easily visualized and removed during the surgery. However, although the ophthalmologist ordered the correct dye, the nurse who fulfilled the request instead brought methylene blue rather than the correct VisionBlue.
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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a proposed rule that would amend the safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute and the civil monetary penalty (CMP) rules to protect certain payment practices and business arrangements from criminal prosecution or civil sanction.
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Clinicians deal with plenty of dangerous substances and infectious diseases, but the idea of caring for an Ebola patient can make even the most dedicated nurse waver. When employees are reluctant to take on that task, risk managers must ensure that the hospital is not violating employment laws that might apply.