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UPMC Settles Neurosurgery Malpractice Cases
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center settled two medical malpractice lawsuits against the hospital’s neurosurgeons, cases that stemmed from a federal false claims lawsuit alleging surgeons were incentivized to perform unnecessary procedures.
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OIG Spells Out How to Provide Transport, Goods Without Penalty
The revised transportation rule provides safe harbor for free or discounted local transportation services provided to “established patients” by “eligible entities.”
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HHS Sets Conditions for Aiding Patients with Transportation, Discounts
Revisions to the anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalties will affect how hospitals offer transportation and discounts to patients. The changes provide safe harbor when the hospital meets certain conditions.
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Risk Matrix Helps Staff Make Decisions, Take Responsibility
A risk matrix can help hospital leaders and staff identify issues most likely to happen and to cause the most harm.
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Newborns at Risk from Tired Parents, Family
The scenario is dreadful, but it actually happens with some regularity: A mother holding her newborn child, perhaps nursing, falls asleep from exhaustion. She either accidentally smothers or drops the child, resulting in serious injury or death.
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Recipe Ingredients Must Be Monitored
In addition to the patient-specific menus, ensuring patient safety requires tracking all the recipes and ingredients used in all the food items.
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Allergies Most Common in Dietary Errors
Most dietary errors are related to food allergies, according to an analysis of errors reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority over five years.
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Safety Risks in Food Services Can Be Underestimated
Food services can play an important role in patient safety, but may not receive enough attention.
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Hospital Escapes 40% Ostensible Agency Liability on Appeal
A patient sued his anesthesiologists and hospital, alleging a failure to obtain informed consent and negligence that resulted in his quadriplegia.
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Undiagnosed Fistula Yields $50 Million Verdict
A patient sued an obstetrician, the hospital, and midwife, alleging that the physician’s conduct amounted to malpractice and the midwife negligently failed to administer a test that would have revealed the fistula.