Healthcare Risk Management – October 1, 1999
October 1, 1999
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New Joint Commission surveys to be more difficult, risky for providers
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Put key players on call for fast response to JCAHO
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Review process might fail if seen as ‘gotcha’ game
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Amnesty offered for returning ‘bonus capital’
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Hospital says it didn’t experiment on patient
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IRB approval needed for aggressive surgery
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Documentation is key to case alleging experiment
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Annual Compliance Institute comprehensive for all
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News Briefs
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Patient Safety Quarterly-Hurricane prep focuses on evacuation, staffing needs
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Legal Review and Commentary-Choked patient dies: $642,730 verdict against facili
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Legal Review and Commentary-Allegation of poor nursing care: $500,000 settlement
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Legal Review and Commentary-Transferred patient's baby dies: $850,000 settlement