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CMS May Address Regulatory Burdens of Stark
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it wants to make the physician self-referral law, the Stark Law, less of a burden for healthcare organizations.
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‘Dry Run’ for Radiology Improves Patient Safety
Conducting a simulated radiography procedure with a patient helps reduce errors and relieves anxiety. The simulation also can encourage staff to report errors and process problems.
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Future of Risk Management Demands Broad Approach
Risk managers will fare best in the future by maintaining skills in a broad range of topics. New risks will emerge as the healthcare industry evolves.
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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.