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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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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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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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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 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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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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Healthcare data is vulnerable to hackers in several ways. The threat is changing the role of some healthcare managers.
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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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You might think that how you get a tetanus booster or flu shot or how someone gets chemotherapy is settled enough practice that healthcare providers dont need to be harped on about how to do it right.