Healthcare Risk Management – July 1, 2000

July 1, 2000

• Successful kidnapping of baby shows weakness in hospital security systems

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• Education, fast response can prevent kidnappings

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• Correction plan calls for equipment upgrades

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• Revisions seek to reduce restraints and seclusion

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• VA, NASA to develop no-penalty error reporting

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• Columbia’s liability likely to exceed $1 billion

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• Kids need more protection from medication errors

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• Beth Israel disputes article on Allan Zarkin

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• Digital age poses risks for health care providers, Lloyd’s chairman warns

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• Legal Review & Commentary-Chain of events leads to brain damage: $4.95 million

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• Legal Review & Commentary-Pump insertion causes paraplegia: $3.3 million

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• Patient Safety Alert

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