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Chevron Ruling Will Bring Uncertainty to Healthcare Compliance
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling sharply reducing the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer might produce major changes in healthcare compliance in the coming years.
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Texas Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Medical Malpractice Plaintiff’s Complaint for Failure To Observe Procedural Requirements
Recently, a Texas appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s medical malpractice action after she failed to comply with Texas procedural rules.
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Important Lessons for Medical Providers from Case Against Surgical Device Manufacturer Accused of Faulty Design
A federal court in Florida recently allowed claims to proceed against a surgical device company after the death of a patient whose doctor used the instrument on her during the surgery. The plaintiff, diagnosed with colon cancer, filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the device, claiming that the injury resulted from a defect in the device’s insulation.
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Hospital Terminates Employees for Allowing Another To Do Their Jobs
A Boston hospital recently announced that it terminated two employees over a privacy breach after an investigation determined that they allowed a third person, not an employee of the hospital, to perform some of their job duties. That person might have accessed patient protected health information, the hospital said.
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Unique Identifier Rule Can Be Confusing
HIPAA’s Unique Identifier Rule mandates the use of standardized codes to provide unique identification of healthcare organizations, employees, and patients in an effort to enhance efficiency and security. The requirements and use of the codes can be confusing.
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Respond to HIPAA Complaints with Planned Process
Healthcare organizations should have a formal process in place for responding to HIPAA complaints to avoid having significant problems slip through the cracks and possibly result in penalties.
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Anesthesiologists Encounter Unique Ethical Issues
There currently is no standardized ethics curriculum for anesthesiology training programs in the United States. Thus, the ethics education trainees receive varies depending on the institution.
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Physicians Posting About Devices May Have Undisclosed Financial Conflicts
Most physicians who mention specific devices or companies in social media posts have undisclosed financial conflicts, a recent study found.
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Physicians May Have Ethical Obligation to Inform Patients if AI Tool Is Used
Did a physician factor in the recommendations of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool when ruling out a diagnosis or deciding whether to order a diagnostic test? If so, the clinician may wonder whether there is an ethical obligation to tell the patient.
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Ethical Approaches to Obtain High-Quality Crowdsourced Data
Researchers increasingly are using online recruitment (“crowdsourcing”) for studies. Rather than relying on undergraduate panels, such as college freshmen completing studies for credit, or basic convenience sampling using social media posts or flyers in classrooms, platforms such as Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and Prolific allow researchers to post their studies as “jobs” for online workers to complete.