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Category Archives: CMS never events
Nonhealing Pressure Sores
It is challenging to heal chronic wounds. Reasons for nonhealing wounds For patient wounds that do not have the ability to heal, the approach is different. These individuals with the inability to heal (nonhealable wound) may be due to inadequate … Continue reading
Posted in CMS never events, Damages, Pressure sores
Tagged decubitus ulcers, Dr. Diane Krasner, pressure sores, pressure ulcers
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Adverse events in hospitals 10 times more common than known- part 1
A study released in early April 2011 compared three methods of detecting adverse events in hospitals. The first is voluntary reporting. This method depends on healthcare workers coming forward and admitting that an error has occurred. At a minimum, they … Continue reading
Posted in CMS never events, Medical errors
Tagged HACs, hospital acquired conditions, never events
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Never Events
Within the medical malpractice area, lawsuits involving the never events are frequently won by plaintiffs. The liability/errors that resulted in that outcome, along with the labeling of these errors as “never events”, makes it easier for jurors to understand that … Continue reading
Plaintiff winner #3: Dropped during transfer
The sound of a body hitting the floor can bring healthcare providers running. When the sound occurs when a nurse or aide drops a patient during transfer, the next sound may be, “Oh no.” This type of fall may occur … Continue reading
Posted in CMS never events, Damages, Medical errors, Medical malpractice, Nursing home, Nursing malpractice, Pain and suffering, Patient safety, Tampering with evidence
Tagged dropped during transfer, dropped while anesthetized, pathological fracture, patient fall, spontaneous fracture
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Why is Litigation related to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) on the Rise? by guest author Dr. Diane Krasner
Since the 1990s, wound care has taken a substantial leap forward. The new device was first marketed in the US by KCI (San Antonio, TX) in 1995 as the V.A.C. Therapy System. It efficiently provided a means to apply negative … Continue reading
Navigating the Slippery Legal Slope of Falls by Pat Iyer
Inpatient falls and fall-related injuries continue to be the largest category of reported incidents in the acute care setting. Falls occur in many settings: In one week, Med League got four calls about falls: a young brain injured woman who … Continue reading
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Tagged fall injury, fall lawsuits, nursing home falls, patient falls
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Is the Government Interested in Medical Error? Based on a chapter by Carol Armenti JD MA
There is little question that government interest in medical error is economic rather than benevolent for even the legislative language of medical malpractice speaks, not to the injuries caused to the patient, but to the government’s budget. When the New … Continue reading
Hospital Professional Liability Claims on the Rise by Pat Iyer
This is from Business Insurance, October 20, 2009. According to the 10th annual Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis, the number of hospital professional liability claims is increasing and is expected to increase by 1% per year. The … Continue reading
New NJ Bill Mandates Reporting of Medical Errors by Pat Iyer
On August 31, 2009, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed into law an act requiring hospitals to publicly report 14 serious medical errors. One of the first laws of its kind in the United States, this legislation also bars hospitals … Continue reading
