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Can a hospital subsidize physicians medical liability insurance without facing prosecution under the portion of the Social Security Act that addresses kickbacks?
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How often have you walked into a patient care area and been blasted by an array of television sets with the volume cranked up to 11? How about the lovely shade of beige wall paint that flows seamlessly into the lovely shade of beige floor tile? For your elderly patients who already are dealing with a number of physical and mental challenges, these are more than just annoyances. They can be real dangers, contributing to the already high likelihood of falls.
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That armchair in the common area might be more than just ugly. It might actually be contributing to falls if your elderly patients look at it and get dizzy from the pattern.
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A medication use history is an integral part of the hospital admission process, but errors in the history may result in failure to detect drug-related problems or lead to interrupted or inappropriate drug therapy during hospitalization, according to background information in the article.
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An elderly gentleman with a history of fainting presented to a hospital emergency department was admitted for observation and testing then discharged without a conclusive diagnosis or treatment plan.
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A patient received quinine sulfate when she should have gotten quinidine sulfate. The medication error resulted in her experiencing a multitude of medical aliments. She brought action against the provider who dispersed the wrong medication and was awarded $120,000 through a mandatory arbitration process.
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Take two aspirin and e-mail in the morning creates serious risk
First of two parts on risk and e-mail
E-mail is becoming increasingly common in health care, but chances are your policies and procedures have not kept up with the serious risks that can be created when people send e-mail without stringent safeguards.
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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in Chicago offers extensive guidelines for reducing the various risks associated with e-mail use in health care.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has announced the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for each of its accreditation programs, with new requirements for safely handing off patients from one caregiver to another.
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The use of alcohol-based surgical preparations in the operating room is gaining new attention as a potential fire risk, and one expert says risk managers should ensure that OR staff take specific steps to prevent serious injury.
