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Hospital Faces Class-action Lawsuit After Hepatitis C Outbreak
A hospital in Washington state is responding to litigation involving exposure to hepatitis C from a nurse. The hospital notified 2,600 patients of a possible exposure.
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Study Finds 66% of Surgeries Lack Consent
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore found that consent forms were missing for 66% of surgical patients, causing one-tenth of procedures to be delayed.
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HFAP Finds Incomplete Consent Forms in Surveys
Consent forms missing one or more elements are a common problem found by surveyors with the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.
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Consent Process Often Executed Poorly, Creating Risks and Costs
Obtaining patient consent is such a fundamental part of healthcare risk management that it would be easy to assume it is done consistently and properly in most cases, but that is a dangerous assumption.
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$16 Million Verdict for Errors Leading to Amputations of Thumb and Toes
Failure to diagnose and treat a patient's vasculitis led to amputations.
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Negligent Post-fall Treatment of Snowboard Coach Leads to $6.3 Million Verdict
Despite the patient's symptoms, the patient's compartment syndrome was not diagnosed or treated for several days.
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$114 Million Penalty in Medicare Fraud Case by Whistleblowers
A federal judge in South Carolina imposed civil damages and penalties totaling more than $114 million on the former CEO of a medical testing lab and two owners of the lab’s marketing partner for violations of the False Claims Act.
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Emergency Preparedness Guide Released
An insurer has released a whitepaper intended to help healthcare organizations better prepare for and respond to disasters.
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Tips for Maximizing Workers’ Compensation Strategies
The healthcare industry is improving how it handles workers’ compensation cases and the related liability, but many organizations could improve.
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Overdose Prevention Act Would Ease the Way for Sharing of Substance Use Disorder Info
A bill making its way through Congress could address current problems with how information on mental health and substance use disorders is shared among healthcare providers.