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Patient Complaints Tied to Worse Outcomes
Patient complaints can have a direct correlation with the quality of a surgeon’s performance, according to a recent study.
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The Joint Commission Requires Some Information
Courts have imposed a duty of care that hospitals must exercise in granting privileges, and The Joint Commission likewise requires hospitals to obtain references and information from other facilities with which the physician has practiced.
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Commenting on Past Employee Behavior Is Thorny Issue
Inquiries about a previous employee or physician’s performance at your hospital can put administrators in a difficult position.
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Case Highlights Role of Nurse in OB Safety
Nurses are perceived as highly skilled and educated professionals who are charged with making clinical observations, exercising discretion, and taking appropriate treatment actions based on a patient’s changing clinical picture.
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Nurses Should Understand Their Risk in OB Malpractice
It is critical for nurses to adhere to specialty standards and recommendations to avoid legal action in case of a patient injury.
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Careful Log of Time, Incidents Can Be Crucial to Defense
OB malpractice cases often hinge on the fine details of when certain events happened, when steps were taken, and how much time passed before clinicians intervened to protect the patient.
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OB Risk Reduction Focuses on Nurses, Detailed Timelines
Obstetrical malpractice claims make up only a portion of all cases, yet they demand an undue amount of attention from risk managers and defense attorneys.
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Health Equity Study Finds ‘Fundamental Lack Of Fairness’
The burdens of disease and the benefits of good health are inequitably distributed in the U.S. due to factors that range from poverty and inadequate housing to structural racism and discrimination, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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Study: Ethics Consults Happen Earlier If Patient Is Female
Clinical ethicists at Springfield, IL-based Memorial Medical Center suspected that ethics consultations about limiting treatment were being requested earlier in patients’ hospital stays for African-Americans than for other patients.
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Overly Strict Criteria For Clinical Trials Is Ethical Problem
Clinical trials routinely use overly strict enrollment criteria, found a recent study.