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The changing face of American healthcare is bringing new challenges for regulatory compliance. Value-based care is clashing with laws that were written to discourage fee-for-service fraud.
A Massachusetts hospital has found that interprofessional educational rounds can be an effective way to discuss adverse events and other topics that might be difficult for some clinicians to address openly in the normal course of their work.
Risk managers should educate nurses about the potential liability risks from wrongful delegation, which could threaten the nurse’s career and expose the hospital.
These cases should make risk managers more aware of the potential liability hospitals and health systems could face from using EHRs tied to fraud charges.
This case demonstrates the important need for accurate medical records, and that the failure to provide them can constitute action below the applicable standard of care.
Lessons from these events highlight the importance of corroboration, whether by a supporting colleague or staff, or by appropriate and thorough documentation.
The healthcare industry has complained about the difficulty of complying with HIPAA since the law was enacted. Now, the HHS Office for Civil Rights is asking for suggestions on how to make HIPAA more manageable.
Most covered entities and business associates do not appreciate how printers have evolved from “dummy copiers” to today’s complex business machines that include multiple servers built directly into them.
Financial Disclosure: Author Greg Freeman, Editor Jill Drachenberg, Editor Jesse Saffron, Editorial Group Manager Terrey L. Hatcher, and Nurse Planner Maureen Archambault report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study. Consulting Editor Arnold Mackles, MD, MBA, LHRM, discloses that he is an author and advisory board member for The Sullivan Group and that he is owner, stockholder, presenter, author, and consultant for Innovative Healthcare Compliance Group.
