Healthcare Risk Management articles from April 2009

Healthcare Risk Management archives from April 2009

Mold lawsuit highlights serious risk to patients, liability.
April 1, 2009... Mold lawsuit highlights serious risk to patients, liability Families claim mold from construction killed pediatric cancer patients The deaths of three young cancer patients within a month of each other at St. Joseph's Hospital in...

Children died from infections related to mold.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Children died from infections related to mold High-powered Tampa, FL, attorney Steve Yerrid, JD, says the three children at the center of the lawsuit against St. Joseph's Hospital did not have to die from toxic mold. If only the hospital...

Mold management plan a must for hospitals.
April 1, 2009... Mold management plan a must for hospitals Any facility subject to water intrusions from flooding, faulty HVAC systems, or any source of water into the building envelope should have a written mold management plan, says Suzanne M. Avena, JD,...

Building materials, cleanup key to mold.
April 1, 2009... Building materials, cleanup key to mold Most health care providers are more at risk for mold toxicity than the Florida hospital now facing lawsuits related to pediatric deaths, says one mold suppression expert. Charles Perry, a...

Insurance recovery may be hard for mold damage.
April 1, 2009... Insurance recovery may be hard for mold damage Don't assume that your insurer will cover mold-related liability, cautions David Dekker, JD, an attorney specializing in construction for Howrey LLP in Washington, DC. Insurers began...

Ruling may up risk for 'apparent authority'.
April 1, 2009... Ruling may up risk for 'apparent authority' Risk managers take some solace in knowing that not every allegation of malpractice will fall on the hospital, that sometimes the individual physician or physician group will be responsible for...

Details matter with 'apparent authority'.
April 1, 2009... Details matter with 'apparent authority' David V. Kramer, JD, an attorney with DBL Law in Crestview Hills, KY, points out that a disclaimer on the consent form must be worded carefully to ward off claims of "apparent authority." "The...

How to win that 'unwinnable' case.
April 1, 2009... How to win that 'unwinnable' case Every risk manager eventually faces that malpractice lawsuit that seems too big, too tragic, too difficult to fight. When the circumstances are terrible and you can't imagine trying to explain your actions...

Good witness prep can improve odds.
April 1, 2009... Good witness prep can improve odds When defense attorney James J. Nosich, JD, of McGrane Nosich in Coral Gables, FL, was faced with a seemingly unwinnable case of a quadruple amputee alleging failure to diagnose, he didn't hold out much...

Legal Review & Commentary: Failure to diagnose child's bacterial infection leads to amputation: $3 million settlement.
April 1, 2009... Legal Review & Commentary Failure to diagnose child's bacterial infection leads to amputation: $3 million settlement Radha V. Bachman, Esq. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Tampa, FL Lynn Rosenblatt, CRRN, LHRM ...

CE Objectives/Questions.(continuing education)
April 1, 2009... 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. •...