Articles Tagged With: risk
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Must-Have Documentation if ‘Low-Risk’ Chest Pain Patient Is Discharged from ED
Documenting an assessment with a validated scoring system and ensuring the timing of troponins is appropriate can reduce risk.
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Managing Surgical Risk, Budgets Is Trickier Than Ever
Surgery centers face multiple challenges as they navigate the new landscape of fewer cases, risk from COVID-19, and little government help.
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Rule No. 1: Take Care of Staff
There is no denying the fear and anxiety that frontline staff are experiencing as they race to care for COVID-19 patients. It is a part of their job, but one that puts them at risk for contracting a serious disease that is not yet well-understood. Most are acutely aware of this risk.
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Pediatric Surgical Risk Calculator Released
For many of the most common U.S. pediatric operations, the new Pediatric Surgical Risk Calculator provides an individualized estimate of the chance of a young patient experiencing postoperative complications, according to research findings appearing online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The calculator is from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
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OCR: Facilities need organization-wide risk analysis
The University of Washington Medicine in Seattle has agreed to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations.
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$750K settlement shows need for organizationwide risk analysis
The University of Washington Medicine in Seattle has agreed to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations.
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Incomes on the rise after being flat for six years
Incomes in healthcare risk management are inching upward after six years of stagnation. The jump isn’t much, but at least the trend is in the right direction.
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MAC and Aortic Atheroma in Stroke
Although Mitral Annular Calcium (MAC) is a risk for stroke, the mechanism is unclear. MAC is associated with complex proximal aorta (before the left subclavian) aorta atheromatous plaques and is seen in patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis. -
Journal Reviews
Hospitals that have higher staff levels and better working conditions for nurses are safer for elderly intensive care unit patients, according to a recent report, led by Columbia University School of Nursing researchers that measured rates of hospital-associated infections.