Healthcare Risk Management articles from September 2006

Healthcare Risk Management archives from September 2006

Special Report: Katrina Deaths: Katrina murder allegations put spotlight on dire situations.
September 1, 2006... Special Report: Katrina Deaths Katrina murder allegations put spotlight on dire situations Risk manager can learn from extreme example, response to charges (Editor's note: This month's Healthcare Risk Management includes a special...

Special Report: Katrina Deaths: Doctor's lawyer says she was hero, not murderer.
September 1, 2006... Special Report: Katrina Deaths Doctor's lawyer says she was hero, not murderer The attorney representing Anna Pou, MD, accused of murdering patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, says the doctor should be lauded for her work...

Special Report: Katrina Deaths: Policy can't cover all situations, can backfire.
September 1, 2006... Special Report: Katrina Deaths Policy can't cover all situations, can backfire The president of the American Society for Health-care Risk Management (ASHRM), Peggy B. Martin, ARM, MEd, CPHRM, DFASHRM, senior risk management coordinator...

Special Report: Katrina Deaths: Tenet distances itself from hospital, accused clinicians.
September 1, 2006... Special Report: Katrina Deaths Tenet distances itself from hospital, accused clinicians The murder accusations against clinicians at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans are another blow to the troubled Tenet Healthcare Corp., based...

Special Report: Katrina Deaths: Ethicist sees difficult situation in Katrina charges.
September 1, 2006... Special Report: Katrina Deaths Ethicist sees difficult situation in Katrina charges The evidence released so far concerning the suspicious deaths at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans has John Banja, PhD, assistant director for...

SBAR checklist can cut risk at patient handoff.
September 1, 2006... SBAR checklist can cut risk at patient handoff Patient handoff now is known to be a high-risk time, with the transfer of responsibilities opening up the potential for misunderstandings, incomplete information, and other failures of...

SBAR checklist outlines what to say at handoff.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... SBAR checklist outlines what to say at handoff This is the basic framework of the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) checklist developed by Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, to improve patient safety when handing...

Seems simple, but culture change can be difficult.(d)
September 1, 2006... Seems simple, but culture change can be difficult While SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) technique is a fairly straightforward concept, implementing the methodology can be more difficult than you might expect,...

Rapport with in-house counsel comes in handy.
September 1, 2006... Rapport with in-house counsel comes in handy (Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on how to get the most from your relationship with both inside and outside counsel. In this article, we look at how to work best with your...

Settlement means feds looking at charge levels.
September 1, 2006... Settlement means feds looking at charge levels A recent settlement by a New Jersey hospital chain should alert risk managers that federal investigators are taking a harder look at charge increases and possible violations of Medicare rules,...

Tools to stop wandering may not be effective.(Disease/Disorder overview)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Tools to stop wandering may not be effective Wandering occurs in 15%-60% of people with dementia, notes Louise Robinson, MD, a researcher at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. Health care workers have turned...

CE Objectives/Questions.
September 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: Improper transfer of heart attack victim leads to $800,000 verdict against transferring hospital.
September 1, 2006... Legal Review and Commentary Improper transfer of heart attack victim leads to $800,000 verdict against transferring hospital By Blake J. Delaney, Esq., Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, Tampa, FL News: A man arrived at the emergency...