Healthcare Risk Management – March 1, 1999

March 1, 1999

• Surgeons urged to sign patients to avoid surgery on the wrong site

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• Confirm correct site, then apply your John Hancock

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• Facility finds creative alternatives to restraints

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• Restraints can be dropped without increased injuries

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• JCAHO hails reduction in mealtime violence

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• Removing silverware dulls much of mealtime’s risk

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• Personal harassment creates liability

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• Assess your facility’s risk of personal harassment

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• FDA warning: Computer glitches may happen now

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• Unattended, medicated patient falls, breaks hip: $835,335

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• Psychiatric patient wins $2.175 million rape verdict

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• Psychotic patient jumps from window: $338,331

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