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Defendants Prevail Against Malpractice Claims Related to Hernia Surgery and Medication List
This case has many lessons to learn from the multiple defendants, multiple theories of malpractice liability, and multiple defenses. Perhaps one of the more interesting aspects of this case relates to the patient’s primary care physician, who was one of the two remaining defendants when the matter proceeded to trial.
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Failure to Diagnose and Treat Post-Surgery Infection Leads to $1.18 Million Verdict
One of the primary takeaways from this case is the importance of keeping thorough and accurate records. Keeping thorough and accurate records is important given the length of time that lapses between the underlying medical services and the potential for legal action, particularly trials.
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Hospital Crippled by Days-Long Cyberattack
Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago’s largest pediatric provider, experienced a cyberattack that crippled its email systems and most of its phone service for nearly two weeks.
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HHS Proposes Cybersecurity Requirements for Hospitals
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a concept paper outlining its cybersecurity strategy for the healthcare sector, focusing specifically on strengthening resilience for hospitals threatened by cyberattacks. HHS outlined four pillars for action, including new voluntary healthcare-specific cybersecurity performance goals.
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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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‘Safe Harbors’ Can Address ED Providers’ Malpractice Fears
Many emergency physicians want to follow evidence-based guidelines to reduce unnecessary testing — but worry about liability if they do not order a diagnostic test and a patient sues. The Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, aims to reduce the overuse of potentially harmful tests and procedures.
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How a ‘Breaking the Rules’ Campaign Engages Staff and Uncovers Outdated Policies
With clinician burnout, a boarding crisis, moral distress, and other concerns making it tough for healthcare leaders to retain staff, it is nice to have an employee-pleasing strategy that can not only make healthcare workers feel as though they have an important voice but also boost operational efficiency. That is the idea behind the “Breaking the Rules for Better Care” initiative spearheaded by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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A Concise Tool to Guide the Care of Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
While patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) commonly present to the ED, obtaining a proper diagnosis and determining the best treatment course is not always clear-cut. For one thing, while there are many evidence-based guidelines for CAP, many of these tools are more than 50 pages long, making it difficult to integrate them into clinical practice.
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Pediatric Boarding Increases Safety Concerns in EDs
Boarding is a common occurrence in most EDs. However, it has been studied more often in adult EDs than pediatric EDs.
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Reduce Patient Safety Risks for ED Super-Utilizers
Extreme ED super-utilizers pose significant risks and challenges for ED providers. Providers are at risk for missing signs of a serious condition because they have seen the patient in the ED so many times for the same complaint — whether back pain, headache, or abdominal pain.