Healthcare Risk Management – February 1, 2002
February 1, 2002
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Once more, with feeling: Wrong-site surgery is still an unsolved problem
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Streamline procedures to lower odds of big errors
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Visit HRM, ED Legal Letter site
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Errors: What we have is a failure to communicate
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Found: 13-inch retractor was left inside a patient
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Bioterrorism plans grow from variety of sources
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Doctors faces charges for Oxycontin ’scripts
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Hospital wins suit over surgeons and privilege
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St. Paul discontinues malpractice insurance
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Guest Column: Pharmaceutical marketing practices face new scrutiny
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Group purchaser requires bar codes on medications
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Legal Review & Commentary: Teen-ager dies after tonsillectomy: $9 million verdict in KY
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Patient Safety Quarterly: Look for specific hazards and then plan for problems
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Bioterrorism Watch: Ease of access to deadly chemicals may be the greatest threat to hospital readiness
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Bioterrorism Watch: Triage, decontamination after chemical exposures
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Bioterrorism Watch: Signs and symptoms of chemical exposures