Healthcare Risk Management articles from October 2006

Healthcare Risk Management archives from October 2006

Hospitals are limiting pre-term inductions to reduce birth risks.
October 1, 2006... Hospitals are limiting pre-term inductions to reduce birth risks Strict rules require permission for early delivery before 39 weeks Hospitals are beginning to crack down on the use of oxytocin and induced delivery before 39 weeks...

Physicians still resist full disclosure of errors.
October 1, 2006... Physicians still resist full disclosure of errors Even as the health care system continues to adopt the idea of full disclosure after a medical error, with many leaders touting it as the key to improving patient safety and ethics, new...

Doctors more likely to tell when patient knows error.
October 1, 2006... Doctors more likely to tell when patient knows error Physicians in the United States and Canada generally report that they support disclosing medical errors to patients, but they have widely varying positions on when and how they would tell...

How you can encourage doctors to disclose errors.
October 1, 2006... How you can encourage doctors to disclose errors To encourage physicians to fully disclose errors, health care risk managers must understand that the adverse event can place the doctor in what feels like an untenable situation, says John...

Outside counsel must know what you need from them.
October 1, 2006... Outside counsel must know what you need from them (Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on how to get the most from your relationship with inside and outside counsel. Last month's article discussed how to work best with...

Guest Column: New health services bring new risks to consider.(Column)
October 1, 2006... New health services bring new risks to consider By Leila Narvid, JD, Associate, General Civil Litigation Practice Group, Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco Evolving notions of health and wellness have introduced a plethora of new...

Avoid the corporate practice of medicine.
October 1, 2006... Avoid the corporate practice of medicine By Leila Narvid, JD, Associate, General Civil Litigation Practice Group,. Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco Risk managers must assure that the fast changing face of health care does not draw...

CE Objectives/Questions.
October 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...

Legal Review and Commentary: Hospital settles and physician found liable for failure to obtain informed consent.
October 1, 2006... Legal Review and Commentary Hospital settles and physician found liable for failure to obtain informed consent By Blake J. Delaney, Esq., Buchanan, Ingersoll, & Rooney, Tampa, FL News: A 70-year-old patient sought relief for...

Legal Review and Commentary: Failure to report abuse leads to settlement.
October 1, 2006... Legal Review and Commentary Failure to report abuse leads to settlement News: A newborn baby exhibited signs of child abuse each time he was brought to the doctor during the first seven weeks of his life. His injuries, however, were...

Patient Safety Alert.
October 1, 2006... Click here for the October 2006 Patient Safety Alert supplement. SOURCE-Healthcare Risk Management