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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina shows that health care providers risk criminal prosecution after making difficult decisions, says Lester Johnson, JD, an attorney with the law firm of McGlinchey Stafford in New Orleans.
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With increasing frequency, health care providers confront the prospect of being involved in litigation or investigations by a regulatory body.
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An elderly man underwent cataract and glaucoma surgery in his left eye, after which he claimed his vision deteriorated. He sued the ophthalmologist.
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A nurse at a hospital severely burned a newborn baby while giving her a bath. The parties reached a settlement shortly after the suit was filed, including periodic payments to a trust fund for the girl for 12 years.
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Patient safety rounds can be an effective way to implement safety initiatives and assess ongoing efforts if the rounds are done properly, say those who have seen success with the strategy.
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The federal government is undertaking an ambitious $50 million, five-year research project that will employ a controversial arrangement that avoids the traditional informed consent process, and the whole idea is making some health care providers nervous.
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A good idea for improving patient safety could backfire if you are not careful.
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One health care provider in Arizona found that staff and patient input can be key to making a color-coded wristband plan work.
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While the Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for not making enough progress in developing a federal privacy policy, some privacy advocates were quick to say the GAO was not strong enough in its criticism.
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A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) audit at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta is raising concerns in the information technology industry that there may be more HHS enforcement actions relating to HIPAA data security requirements.
