Articles Tagged With: investigation
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Patient and Family Complaints Require Careful Response
Healthcare organizations should have processes for responding to complaints from patients and families. The nature and seriousness of the complaint will dictate how much of a response is required.
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Patterns of Egregious Physician Sexual Misconduct Require Ethical Response
If the perception is highly publicized cases of sexual misconduct go unpunished, this could erode public trust of physicians generally. Although those accused of sexual misconduct are entitled to due process and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, all cases must be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly.
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Doctor Wins Defamation Suit Alleging Improper Peer Review Process
Responding to allegations of physician misbehavior is a challenge. A recent court case holds lessons for what can go wrong when a hospital does not follow best practices or even its own internal policies.
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ED Med/Mal Claims Can Become Licensing Board Actions Quickly
To avoid issues with state licensing boards in the event of malpractice litigation, one expert suggests EPs check whether their professional liability insurance covers representation for a board action.
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Patient Safety Act Offers Peer Review Protections
If one proceeds carefully, much information gathered can be protected from the prying eyes of plaintiffs’ attorneys.
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Enforcement Action Follows Predictable Path, Starts With a Letter
The Office for Civil Rights usually has much less patience and understanding when the covered entity or business associate has not adopted required HIPAA policies and procedures, has not properly trained and retrained its employees (no less often than once per year), failed to conduct required periodic enterprise-wide risk assessments, or failed to investigate and report a breach timely.
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‘Widespread Vulnerabilities’ Bring $2.7M Settlement
Oregon Health & Science University in Portland has agreed to settle potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations with a $2.7 million fine after an investigation by the Office for Civil Rights found “widespread and diverse problems” at OHSU.