Healthcare Risk Management articles from January 2006

Healthcare Risk Management archives from January 2006

'Just culture' model called better, allows discipline for reckless behavior.(Editorial)(Survey)
January 1, 2006... 'Just culture' model called better, allows discipline for reckless behavior No-punishment method can hamper error reduction (Editor's note: This month's Healthcare Risk Management includes the first of a three-part series on the "just...

Defining reckless behavior hard with just culture.
January 1, 2006... Defining reckless behavior hard with just culture The difficult part of adopting a "just culture" philosophy may be defining exactly what constitutes reckless and willful behavior, says Grena Porto, RN, ARM, DFASHRM, a health care risk...

System settles charity suit, and other payouts likely.
January 1, 2006... System settles charity suit, and other payouts likely The recent settlement of the Scruggs charity care lawsuit by a prominent West Coast health system means that more are probably on the way, says Bryan Liang, MD, PhD, JD, a professor of...

Look closely at EMTALA in light of Scruggs suits.(Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Look closely at EMTALA in light of Scruggs suits Allegations of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) violations as part of the charity care lawsuits should prompt risk managers to take yet another hard look at how their...

Partnering with patients, family can improve safety.
January 1, 2006... Partnering with patients, family can improve safety Partnering with patients and family members can provide dramatic new insight into patient safety issues and directly reduce medical errors, according to the experience of Dana-Farber...

Patient safety rounds help problem reporting.
January 1, 2006... Patient safety rounds help problem reporting One of the most successful Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) efforts at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is the practice of "patient safety rounds," in which PFAC members and...

Mandatory flu shots create dilemma for risk managers.
January 1, 2006... Mandatory flu shots create dilemma for risk managers Once again, clinical experts are debating whether it is necessary to require flu vaccinations for health care works but risk managers must look at the issue a little differently from...

Experts debate pros, cons of requiring flu vaccination.
January 1, 2006... Experts debate pros, cons of requiring flu vaccination Most experts agree that offering flu vaccinations is a good idea, but the issue of requiring them can stir up a debate. A professional group that focuses on worker safety says...

Doctors often ignore 'black box' warnings on drugs.
January 1, 2006... Doctors often ignore 'black box' warnings on drugs The "black box" warning on medications is the health care system's strongest way to say, "Danger! Take extreme caution with this drug!" But a recent report suggests that your physicians...

Legal Review & Commentary: Development of decubitus ulcers leads to death, $250,000 verdict in Ohio.
January 1, 2006... Legal Review & Commentary Development of decubitus ulcers leads to death, $250,000 verdict in Ohio By Blake Delaney, Buchanan Ingersoll PC, Tampa, FL News: An 83-year-old nursing home resident developed severe decubitus ulcers....

Legal Review & Commentary: Improper transfer to nursing home results in death.
January 1, 2006... Legal Review & Commentary Improper transfer to nursing home results in death News: A 73-year-old woman with a history of peripheral artery disease underwent elective femoral bypass surgery. Post-surgical complications developed, but...

CE Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2006... 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...