Healthcare Risk Management
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Physicians ignore man's allergy, resulting in death: Michigan bench trial ends with a $150,000 verdict
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Records released: $385,000 verdict
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JCAHO modifies sentinel event reporting option
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Truth not biggest concern when deciding to settle or fight a lawsuit
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Choose carefully when signing an attorney
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IOM error report called exaggerated, inaccurate
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JCAHO to survey hospitals’ compliance with HCFA rule
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JCAHO develops standards for office surgery
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Unremoved sponge: $482,000 settlement
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Patient safety the VA way: One hospital can point the way for others to follow
The efforts by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve patient safety are paying huge dividends for the hundreds of hospitals participating in its system of adverse-event reporting and analysis, suggesting that other health care providers could benefit from adopting the same techniques.