Healthcare Risk Management articles from March 2008

Healthcare Risk Management archives from March 2008

Addicted doctors may seek help, but don't always reveal themselves.
March 1, 2008... Addicted doctors may seek help, but don't always reveal themselves Some physicians avoid in-house help, stay under the radar No one doubts that addicted physicians pose a significant liability risk and threat to patient safety, so risk...

Impaired doctors fear impact on careers.
March 1, 2008... Impaired doctors fear impact on careers Addicted physicians must overcome significant fears about the impact on their careers and personal lives before they are willing to ask for help, so risk managers can help by assuring them the process...

Patient brochure must be worded carefully.
March 1, 2008... Patient brochure must be worded carefully Nearly every health care facility has a patient safety brochure these days, and they almost always come out of some department other than risk management. So do you really know what is in your...

Lawsuit says hospital 'dumped' homeless man.
March 1, 2008... Lawsuit says hospital 'dumped' homeless man Civil rights attorneys are suing Hollywood (CA) Presbyterian Medical Center in connection with the "dumping" of a paraplegic man on Skid Row in 2006 that sparked nationwide outrage after media...

CA lawsuit could have wide effects.
March 1, 2008... CA lawsuit could have wide effects The lawsuit filed against Hollywood (CA) Presbyterian Medical Center could affect how hospitals nationwide discharge the homeless, say some legal observers. Some impact already is being felt from the...

Hospital's sepsis program initiative boosts safety.
March 1, 2008... Hospital's sepsis program initiative boosts safety An initiative aimed at standardizing interventions related to the rapid diagnosis and treatment of severe sepsis has significantly improved patient safety at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St....

VA official apologizes for substandard care.
March 1, 2008... VA official apologizes for substandard care Nineteen deaths over the past two years at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in southern Illinois may be linked to substandard care, according to a an investigation that prompted an...

Legal Review & Commentary: Failure to timely diagnose tuberculosis leads to death, confidential settlement.
March 1, 2008... Legal Review & Commentary Failure to timely diagnose tuberculosis leads to death, confidential settlement By Jon T. Gatto, Esq., Blake J. Delaney, Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Tampa, FL News: A man exhibiting...

Legal Review & Commentary: Unresolved gallstones cause bile leakage, death.
March 1, 2008... Legal Review & Commentary Unresolved gallstones cause bile leakage, death News: An obese, middle-aged woman suffering from pancreatitis and gallstones underwent gallbladder removal surgery at a hospital. Over the next two weeks, she...

CNE Objectives/Questions.
March 1, 2008... CNE 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...