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Most Clinicians Admit to Sharing EMR Passwords
A majority of medical staff surveyed recently said they have accessed an electronic medical record system using a password improperly supplied by a fellow medical staffer, and explained that strict confidentiality rules can make it difficult to get the data needed to do their jobs properly.
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HHS Clarifies HIPAA as It Applies to Opioid Crisis
The HHS Office for Civil Rights has clarified how it expects healthcare providers to comply with HIPAA when they need to share patient information on opioid overdoses: Providers can share protected health information in limited ways during overdoses.
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HIPAA Hampering Patient Engagement, But Solutions Exist
Risk managers and compliance officers have heard the same complaint from so many clinicians: Complying with HIPAA gets in the way of interacting well with patients. And they’re right.
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HHS May Be Taking Different Tack With HIPAA Enforcement
HHS and the Office for Civil Rights may be adopting a different approach to HIPAA compliance under the Trump administration, as evidenced by a notable reduction in enforcement actions in the past year. But don’t let down your guard just yet. HIPAA still has teeth.
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Exclusion of Expert Witness Results in Successful Defense of Infection Case
In a failure-to-diagnose lawsuit, the court ultimately ruled in favor of the physician and hospital, granting their summary judgment motion. The exclusion of the plaintiffs’ expert witness under the critical Daubert case governing expert witnesses was the primary basis on which the summary judgment motion was granted.
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Post-childbirth Sepsis Yields Largest Wrongful Death Verdict in Minnesota History
A wrongful death case involving a new mother resulted in Minnesota’s largest wrongful death verdict.
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EHR-related Claims Involve Design Issues, Entry Errors, Alert Fatigue
Two reports on the risks related to electronic health records reveal the broad range of alleged and actual user and system mistakes in recent EHR-related malpractice claims. The pace of these cases has grown rapidly over the last 10 years, the research indicates.
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Opioids Lead List of Drug-related Malpractice Claims
Opioids were the leading drug associated with medication-related malpractice claims, according to recent research from Boston-based medical liability insurer Coverys. The second most common claim was anticoagulants.
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FCRA Sets Strict Limits on Background Screens
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn’t apply to background checks conducted in-house, but some state and local laws do. Employers must know what laws govern background checks in their particular state.
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Good Background Screening Crucial to Avoiding Liability
Proper background screening is critical for protecting patients and staff, as well as avoiding liability exposure that can come from allowing someone with a questionable history to work in your organization.