Healthcare Risk Management articles from September 2007

Healthcare Risk Management archives from September 2007

Cell phone cameras are creating liability risk for health care facilities.
September 1, 2007... Cell phone cameras are creating liability risk for health care facilities Cameras have been used by employees violating vulnerable patients Nearly everyone carries a cell phone these days, and a large proportion of those phones include...

Grand jury saw Pou as hero, attorney says.
September 1, 2007... Grand jury saw Pou as hero, attorney says A New Orleans grand jury's refusal to indict Anna Pou, MD, on murder charges stemming from several patients' deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina shows that the jurors understood "the...

Documentation must be good, even in crisis.
September 1, 2007... Documentation must be good, even in crisis The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina shows that health care providers risk criminal prosecution after making difficult decisions, says Lester Johnson, JD, an attorney with the law firm of McGlinchey...

Guest column: develop plan for lawful management of data.
September 1, 2007... Develop plan for lawful management of data By Leila Narvid, JD, Attorney, Sideman & Bancroft, San Francisco With increasing frequency, health care providers confront the prospect of being involved in litigation or investigations by a...

Patient safety rounds called key strategy.
September 1, 2007... Patient safety rounds called key strategy Patient safety rounds can be an effective way to implement safety initiatives and assess ongoing efforts if the rounds are done properly, say those who have seen success with the strategy. Weekly...

CE Objectives/CNE questions.
September 1, 2007... 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: unnecessary, unauthorized glaucoma surgery doesn't result in award of damages.
September 1, 2007... Legal Review and Commentary Unnecessary, unauthorized glaucoma surgery doesn't result in award of damages By Blake J. Delaney, Esq., Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, Tampa, FL News: An elderly man underwent cataract and glaucoma...

Legal review and commentary: newborn baby is burned in scalding water at hospital.
September 1, 2007... Legal Review and Commentary Newborn baby is burned in scalding water at hospital News: A nurse at a hospital severely burned a newborn baby while giving her a bath. The parties reached a settlement shortly after the suit was filed,...