Healthcare Risk Management – January 1, 2014
January 1, 2014
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Risk managers have moved from reactive to proactive over decades
The role of the risk manager has changed dramatically over the past 35 years. Originally responsible primarily for reacting to liabilities, risk managers now take a more proactive and extensive leadership position. -
Risk managers now interact with all leadership levels
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Attorneys see risk managers gaining prominence
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Hospital in hot water after complying with police
Risk managers should train clinicians to refer police requests to the risk manager and legal counselor for legal assessment and to avoid automatically complying with requests. -
Man claims hospital repeatedly forced cavity search
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Always require search warrant for forcible searches
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Court says insurer liable for data breach expenses
A federal court ruled recently that a commercial general liability policy must cover damages from a data breach. -
A federal court ruled recently that a commercial general liability policy must cover damages from a data breach.
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Cyber policies a good deal, but choose carefully
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OIG targets sleep studies, and CMS promises crack down
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Hospital and physicians indicted in kickback case
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Report says hospital did not search for patient who was missing
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LRC: Botched removal of pacing wires leads to verdict of $5.5 million
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LRC: Woman wins $9.3 million for overdose of incorrect drug