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    Healthcare Risk Management

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    May 1, 2014

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    Healthcare Risk Management 2014-05-01

    Health system sued by doctor who was fired for Facebook post

    An emergency physician is suing Spectrum Health for firing her after a post on Facebook. The post involved a patient who had been treated at the facility. Read More

    Buttocks photo, patient initials lead to doctor’s dismissal

    The lawsuit against Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI, filed by Catherine Puetz, MD, outlines the incident that led to her dismissal. Read More

    CMO’s statement could complicate hospital’s defense

    The alleged claim by a fired emergency physician, that the chief medical officer (CMO) assured her that her job was not in jeopardy, could complicate matters for the hospital, which is being sued by the doctor, says Jason Koors, JD, legal counsel with MemorialCare Health System in Fountain Valley, CA. Read More

    State laws can affect your whistleblower response

    State laws can vary significantly regarding a provider’s options when responding to a whistleblower. Read More

    Dig into social media as defense to dismissal lawsuits

    Healthcare providers should use social media research as a defense tool when sued by employees and physicians, says Philip Becnel, managing partner of Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group in Arlington, VA. Read More

    Huddles getting popular, but use them correctly

    Huddles are used by many providers to improve safety, but there are few guides for how to conduct them. A specific format will improve the results of the huddle. Read More

    Interventions reduce serious events 83% at one hospital

    A health system has reduced serious adverse events by 83% over five years. The improvement is the result of a system-wide quality improvement effort. Read More

    Stanford, contractor to pay $4.1 million over privacy

    It will take $4.1 million for Stanford (CA) Hospital & Clinics and one of its former contractors to settle a class action lawsuit claiming the hospital violated state privacy law by allowing the protected health information (PHI) of 20,000 emergency department patients to be posted online for nearly a year. Read More

    HHS releases security risk assessment tool

    A new security risk assessment (SRA) tool to help guide healthcare providers in small- to medium-size offices conduct risk assessments of their organizations is now available from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More

    HHS final CLIA rule allows reports to patients

    >In a major change from past policy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule amending the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations to permit CLIA-certified laboratories to provide copies of completed test reports to patients (or their representatives) upon request. Read More

    Consumer Reports ranks safest hospitals

    Consumer Reports has released safety scores for U.S. hospitals by combining five key measures into one composite score from 1 to 100. Read More

    CDC wants every hospital to use an antibiotic checklist, improve safety

    Reducing prescriptions of high-risk antibiotics in hospitals by 30% could lead to 26% fewer cases of deadly diarrhea infections, according to new advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More

    Going too far with HIPAA compliance threatens care provided to patients

    Healthcare providers can go overboard with efforts to comply with HIPAA, hindering the necessary transfer of patient information. Read More

    Policies should address difficult HIPAA scenarios

    There can be murky situations in which the right interpretation of HIPAA is not obvious, says Patricia Wagner, JD, an attorney with the law firm of Epstein Becker Green in Washington, DC. Read More

    Tactical approach takes advantage of confusion

    With providers increasingly skittish about violating HIPAA but uncertain about exactly what is required, some IT professionals see an opportunity to improve data security, says Mick Coady, principal and co-leader of the Health Information Privacy and Security Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the financial services and consulting company in St. Louis. Read More

    Report finds HIPAA hindering data usage

    Overly strict compliance with HIPAA threatens patient safety and quality of care, according to a report from the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. Read More

    HHS considering change for background checks

    A proposed change to HIPAA might help healthcare providers alert law enforcement agencies that a person’s mental illness should be considered when allowing a gun purchase, an action that is made difficult and sometimes impossible by the convergence of HIPAA and state laws. Read More

    Health system uncovers inside data breach

    Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA, has fired an employee and is offering free credit monitoring to several hundred patients affected by a privacy breach that involved records covering four years. Read More

    HHS to survey 1,200 — Audits might follow

    The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it will survey up to 1,200 covered entities and business associates to find those in need of a full HIPAA compliance audit. Read More

    First ever settlement with local government

    In the first settlement with a local government, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached an agreement with Skagit County, WA, about HIPAA violations. Read More

    Failure to diagnose premature labor leads to impairments for infant, $42 million verdict

    A mother gave birth to a premature child with multiple physical and cognitive impairments after physicians failed to timely admit the mother to the hospital and subsequently failed to administer treatment that would have prevented brain damage and respiratory distress. Read More

    Misdiagnosis of flu instead of pneumonia results in death for 10-year-old girl

    A 10-year old girl died as a result of complications due to pneumonia after doctors mistakenly diagnosed her with the flu. Read More
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    Table Of Contents

    Health system sued by doctor who was fired for Facebook post

    Buttocks photo, patient initials lead to doctor’s dismissal

    CMO’s statement could complicate hospital’s defense

    State laws can affect your whistleblower response

    Dig into social media as defense to dismissal lawsuits

    Huddles getting popular, but use them correctly

    Interventions reduce serious events 83% at one hospital

    Stanford, contractor to pay $4.1 million over privacy

    HHS releases security risk assessment tool

    HHS final CLIA rule allows reports to patients

    Consumer Reports ranks safest hospitals

    CDC wants every hospital to use an antibiotic checklist, improve safety

    Going too far with HIPAA compliance threatens care provided to patients

    Policies should address difficult HIPAA scenarios

    Tactical approach takes advantage of confusion

    Report finds HIPAA hindering data usage

    HHS considering change for background checks

    Health system uncovers inside data breach

    HHS to survey 1,200 — Audits might follow

    First ever settlement with local government

    Failure to diagnose premature labor leads to impairments for infant, $42 million verdict

    Misdiagnosis of flu instead of pneumonia results in death for 10-year-old girl

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