Healthcare Risk Management articles from February 2009

Healthcare Risk Management archives from February 2009

Recent crashes highlight risks that come with medical helicopters.
February 1, 2009... Recent crashes highlight risks that come with medical helicopters Providers at great liability risk, must take precautions (Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series about the hidden risks and liabilities of medical...

Special Report: Air Ambulances: Recent crashes show risk of emergency flights.
February 1, 2009... Special Report: Air Ambulances Recent crashes show risk of emergency flights These are details of some of the most recent medical helicopter crashes: • On June 29, 2008, seven people died when two helicopters crashed into...

Special Report: Air Ambulances: Pressure to fly often leads to helicopter crash.
February 1, 2009... Special Report: Air Ambulances Pressure to fly often leads to helicopter crash When a medical helicopter goes down, there often is more than one cause. Bad risk assessment, insufficient technology, and pilot error can combine to create...

Special Report: Air Ambulances: Carry extensive insurance in case of helicopter crash.
February 1, 2009... Special Report: Air Ambulances Carry extensive insurance in case of helicopter crash If you are going to use medical helicopters, Don Maciejewski, JD, an aviation attorney with the Jacksonville, FL, law firm of Zisser Robison,...

Not reporting gun wound draws fire for hospital.
February 1, 2009... Not reporting gun wound draws fire for hospital A hospital in New York is at the center of a storm of criticism, bad publicity, and possible criminal charges after an employee failed to report the gunshot wound of NFL star Plaxico Burress,...

Steps for ensuring compliance with reporting.
February 1, 2009... Steps for ensuring compliance with reporting An incident such as the Plaxico Burress gunshot injury should prompt risk managers to review all relevant contracts, bylaws, and related policies related to the legal obligation to report gunshot...

ED workers fear radiological terrorism.
February 1, 2009... ED workers fear radiological terrorism Emergency department physicians and nurses are deeply concerned about the ability of the nation's hospitals to deal with the medical implications of a radioactive dirty bomb or other terrorist attacks...

Hospital uses RRTs to aid acutely ill in ED.(rapid response team )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Hospital uses RRTs to aid acutely ill in ED A California hospital's efforts to improve the care of acutely ill patients who are in the emergency department or on medical-surgical floors rather than the intensive care unit has made it a 2008...

Legal Review & Commentary: Patient's halo slips off head, causing paralysis and incontinence: $1.195 million settlement in Michigan.
February 1, 2009... Legal Review & Commentary Patient's halo slips off head, causing paralysis and incontinence: $1.195 million settlement in Michigan By Radha V. Bachman, Esq. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Tampa, Florida News: A man...

HIPAA Regulatory Alert: URAC unveils revisions to its health information standards.(Utilization Review Accreditation Commission)
February 1, 2009... HIPAA Regulatory Alert URAC unveils revisions to its health information standards Risk assessment and training highlighted Washington, DC-based URAC, an independent, nonprofit accreditation organization, has unveiled significant...

Guidance assists providers' understanding of HIPAA.
February 1, 2009... Guidance assists providers' understanding of HIPAA HIPAA flexibility can cause problems Oftentimes HIPAA standards are not as straightforward as a hospital leader might hope or expect -- but that's by design, says Beth Hjort, RHIA,...

What if HIPAA conflicts with your state's law?
February 1, 2009... What if HIPAA conflicts with your state's law? Disclosure isn't always prohibited According to Jill M. Steinberg, a health care attorney with Baker Donelson in Memphis, TN, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

CE Objectives/Questions.
February 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. •...