Infant abductions from healthcare facilities are decreasing. While this signals success with prevention efforts, some worry that providers will become complacent.
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A needs assessment is necessary to determine the child abduction risks and potential solutions for any particular hospital, says John B. Rabun, ACSW, director of infant abduction response at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in Alexandria, VA.
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When one Oregon hospital conducted an Amber Alert drill for a missing child recently, hospital officials got more of a response than they intended. No one had notified the police that it was just a drill, and so four police cars went roaring to the hospital with lights and sirens.
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More healthcare providers are moving toward alternative risk financing. The strategy can result in significant cost savings and even a positive financial contribution.
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Self-insuring means taking on more responsibility for managing claims and minimizing losses, and the risk manager plays a key role, says Eileen F. Conlon, managing director for Beecher Carlson in Miami.
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Healthcare providers still experience liability risks from employees use of social media and other electronic communications. Sharing information online has become second nature to many.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) warning on the vulnerability of healthcare data systems to cyber attack isnt the first alert to providers, but it got the attention of many who did not realize how hackers see them as a prime target.
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These essential steps to your facilitys cyber security were provided by Joseph Wager, MS, RCP, senior risk management and patient safety specialist for the Cooperative of American Physicians in Los Angeles.
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A Connecticut hospital saw a 50% drop in malpractice liability claims and payments when it made patient safety initiatives a priority by training doctors and nurses to improve teamwork and communication, hiring a patient safety nurse, and standardizing practices, according to a study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT.
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Hospitals are struggling with finding ways to address errors without punishing those responsible, according to the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in Rockville, MD.
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Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY, will pay nearly $41 million to the federal government to settle fraud claims related to the hospitals cardiac program.
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A man in Fort Worth, TX, is suing his urologist and radiologist after having the wrong kidney removed in surgery performed at a medical center.
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The not-for-profit healthcare system Sutter Health recently announced an $11.5 million commitment to install overhead patient lifts at 19 intensive care units and acute rehabilitation centers across its Northern California network.
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On page 68 of the July 2013 issue of Healthcare Risk Management, the Chicago-based hospital consortium UHC was incorrectly identified as part of UnitedHealthcare.
The two groups are not affiliated.
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The patient, a 65-year-old woman, sought treatment at a hospital for a hernia in 2008. During what was supposed to be a routine procedure to correct the hernia, the patients colon was punctured. The operation was performed by an attending physician and a resident-in-training, which the patient was not informed about. The puncture was not detected at the time.
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The patient, a 17-year-old man, presented at a hospital emergency department complaining of pain on and around his right eye in July 2010. At the hospital, he was seen by nursing staff and a physician assistant. The physician assistant diagnosed the patient with a form of conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye.
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