Category Archives: Healthcare Risk Management

Risks of early delivery

Don’t rush to delivery. That is the message to expectant parents as a result of a recent study of hospitals and known benefits of not delivering before the 39th week of pregnancy. Given that there are some medical indications for … Continue reading

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How Nurses’ Jobs Lead to Trouble: 12 Tips

These twelve tips represent common traps affecting nurses, as shared by JoAnn Pietro, RN, Esq, who practices employment law at Wahrenberger and Pietro. 1. New graduates should not be placed in complex clinical areas that demand more knowledge, experience, and … Continue reading

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Music and the Law: Part 3

One day I took out my Ipod and categorized some music. See how many of these songs you know and why they fit into the category. Do you have a contribution? Add it in the comments. Personal Injury All I … Continue reading

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Mediation – limits

A new study, published in the Journal of Health, Politics, Policy and Law, looked at 31 cases from 11 nonprofit hospitals in New York City in 2006 and 2007 that went to mediation. About 70% of the cases settled for … Continue reading

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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

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Do 44,000-98,000 people really die each year from medical errors?

You may have heard the statistic that 44,000 to 98,000 people die each year from medical errors. An often used comparison: this is the equivalent of one jumbo jet crashing every 2 days for a year. Did you know those … Continue reading

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New study identifies lack of improvement in health care

Temporal Trends in Rates of Patient Harm Resulting from Medical Care”, New England Journal of Medicine, 11/25/2010. Read at http://tinyurl.com/297884t This new study reviewed 2,341 patients’ records from stays at 10 North Carolina hospitals from 2002 to 2007. The reviewers … Continue reading

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By Pat Iyer: Death after being restrained

The charge nurse found Alexis Evette Richie alone in a small room at SSM DePaul Health Center, motionless and sprawled facedown on a bean bag chair. Minutes earlier, the 16-year-old foster child had tried to hit, scratch and bite staff … Continue reading

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Nurse violates confidentiality on Facebook by Pat Iyer

Oakwood Hospital Employee Fired for Facebook Posting Cheryl James enjoyed her job at Oakwood Hospital, Michigan. She never imagined posting something on Facebook from her own computer on her own time would get her fired. “He died for us, protecting … Continue reading

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When should nursing staff call a rapid response team? by Pat Iyer

A sudden deterioration in a patient’s condition should stimulate activation of emergency efforts. The goal of a rapid response team (RRT) is to avert a cardiac arrest – to take action before the patient stops breathing. Here are some generally … Continue reading

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