Healthcare Risk Management articles from April 2007

Healthcare Risk Management archives from April 2007

Georgia hospital hit by F3 tornado — All patients evacuated to area hospitals.(Sumter Regional Hospital)
April 1, 2007... Georgia hospital hit by F3 tornado — All patients evacuated to area hospitals Ambulances, bus used as building becomes increasingly unstable Most risk managers are prepared to respond to a disaster in their communities, but what...

How to set up emergency treatment area at a church.(Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Georgia)
April 1, 2007... How to set up emergency treatment area at a church When patients were evacuated from Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, GA, after an F3 tornado hit on March 1, 2007, a temporary treatment center was set up next to the shelter area inside...

Hospital used service to update web site.(Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, Georgia)
April 1, 2007... Hospital used service to update web site When Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, GA, was severely damaged by an F3 tornado, one thing they didn't have to worry about was keeping their web page updated with disaster information. The...

Homicide ruling in ED may have chilling effect.(emergency department)
April 1, 2007... Homicide ruling in ED may have chilling effect Even though criminal charges will not be brought against emergency department (ED) workers following a coroner's ruling that a patient's heart attack death was a homicide, the case could have a...

Hospital vows changes after more patients 'dumped'.
April 1, 2007... Hospital vows changes after more patients 'dumped' A spokesman for a hospital in Los Angeles has admitted that its procedures "were not strictly followed" after a public outcry and threats of criminal charges followed witnesses reporting a...

Duke hospital sued again over hydraulic fluid mix-up.
April 1, 2007... Duke hospital sued again over hydraulic fluid mix-up A former patient has revived a lawsuit accusing the Duke University Health System (DUHS) in Durham, NC, of negligence related to an incident in which surgical instruments were mistakenly...

Family accuses hospital of letting patient starve.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Family accuses hospital of letting patient starve Suit says dentures never returned The family of a songwriter has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital alleging that the elderly man died of starvation after the hospital...

CE Objectives/CNE Questions.(continuing education)
April 1, 2007... CE Objectives After reading this issue of Healthcare Risk Management, the CE participant should be able to: *Describe legal, clinical, financial, and managerial issues pertinent to risk management in health care. *Explain how...

Legal Review and Commentary: Unless told otherwise, patients can assume that physicians work for the hospital.
April 1, 2007... Legal Review and Commentary Unless told otherwise, patients can assume that physicians work for the hospital By Blake J. Delaney, Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Tampa, FL News: After weeks of neck pains, a woman finally...

Legal Review and Commentary: Failure to monitor leads to $1.4 million verdict.
April 1, 2007... Legal Review and Commentary Failure to monitor leads to $1.4 million verdict News: An elderly man presenting at the emergency department (ED) with pain in his abdomen, chest, and back was determined to be at risk for suffering from a...

Legal Review and Commentary: A FREE white paper for you.
April 1, 2007... Legal Review and Commentary A FREE white paper for you AHC Media appreciates the faith you have placed in us to provide you with practical, authoritative information. As a token of our gratitude for your support, we would like to...

Patient Safety Alert.
April 1, 2007... Click here for the April 2007 Patient Safety Alert supplement. SOURCE-Healthcare Risk Management