Healthcare Risk Management articles from January 2008

Healthcare Risk Management archives from January 2008

Rapid response teams prove value for safety of your patients.
January 1, 2008... Rapid response teams prove value for safety of your patients Latest research suggests need for more implementation The evidence proving the value of rapid response teams (RRTs) continues to accumulate, with the latest research...

There are many examples of RRTs improving safety.
January 1, 2008... There are many examples of RRTs improving safety These are some examples of hospitals that have seen improvements in patient safety and outcomes from the use of rapid response teams (RRTs): * Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo,...

Shoulder dystocia drills can improve response.
January 1, 2008... Shoulder dystocia drills can improve response Shoulder dystocia drills should become a routine part of risk reduction in any hospital delivering babies, according to experts who say the drills can greatly improve how clinicians respond to...

Guest Column: Feds focus on health care employers' ADA compliance.(Column)
January 1, 2008... Feds focus on health care employers' ADA compliance By Leila Narvid, JD; Attorney, Labor and Employment Practice Group, Payne & Fears LLP, San Francisco The Equal Employment Opportunity Commis-sion (EEOC) has issued interpretive...

Health network launches effort to improve safety.
January 1, 2008... Health network launches effort to improve safety Many health care providers are considering adopting the idea of a hotline that patients and family members can call when they think their concerns are being taken lightly by their immediate...

Brochure describes how Call First works.(family initiated rapid screening team)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Brochure describes how Call First works All patients treated in the Community Health Network's hospitals in Indiana are given a brochure that describes the Call FIRST (Family Initiated Rapid Screening Team) that serves as a safety net when...

Hospital fined $50K for third wrong site.
January 1, 2008... Hospital fined $50K for third wrong site The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued a reprimand and a fine of $50,000 to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence for its third wrong-site brain surgery in a year. The health department also...

Little med-mal risk, psych drug maker says.
January 1, 2008... Little med-mal risk, psych drug maker says With its best-selling antipsychotic drug Zyprexa the target of thousands of legal claims, Eli Lilly and Co., based in Indianapolis, is trying to reassure psychiatrists they face little malpractice...

AHRQ releases new patient safety toolkits.
January 1, 2008... AHRQ releases new patient safety toolkits The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, MD, recently released 17 new toolkits to help health care providers and patients prevent medical errors. The toolkits focus on...

CNE Objectives/Questions.(continuing nursing education)
January 1, 2008... 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 & Commentary: Unsupervised nursing home resident with dementia and dysphagia chokes to death - $926,000 settlement.
January 1, 2008... Legal Review & Commenatary Unsupervised nursing home resident with dementia and dysphagia chokes to death u $926,000 settlement By Jon T. Gatto, Esq., Blake J. Delaney, Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Tampa, FL News: A nursing...

Legal Review & Commentary: Failure to administer medication leads to death.
January 1, 2008... Legal Review & Commenatary Failure to administer medication leads to death Prescription order sheet misplaced, $976,784 verdict News: An elderly man was transferred to a nursing home following a brief stay at another facility....