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Category: Hospitals
Foot Traffic in Operating Rooms May Pose Patient Safety Risks
In addition to concerns for potential contamination from airflow, excessive foot traffic may pose a risk for distraction of the OR staff.
Appellate Court Decision Expands Physician Liability in Accidents Caused by Medicated Drivers
Physicians and hospitals may be liable to the general public if a patient is not warned of medications that can impair the patient’s driving ability. A third party who is injured in an accident may now sue the physician or hospital directly if there has been a failure to warn the patient of the side effects.
Bloomberg Business: It’s Way Too Easy to Hack the Hospital
Bloomberg reveals how it’s not as hard as it should be for hackers to crash – or manipulate – equipment and devices in the hospital or office setting. These included not only phones and printers but also magnetic resonance imaging scanners, ultrasounds and ventilators. So who’s responsible?
MLMIC’s Q3 Statement Shows Sound Financial Condition
Given recent stories about insurers exiting the New York market due to financial difficulties, it is reassuring to know that New York’s leading medical liability insurer is sound and ready to serve its policyholders.
How Quality Legal Counsel Makes a Difference in the Claims Process
From beginning to end, the claims process (which may or may not be resolved in a trial) is long and can be quite grueling. However, it can make a difference to have confidence that you’re in attentive and capable hands.
Are You Exposed if Your Insurer Becomes Insolvent?
The potential service disruption and financial loss caused by the closure of Health Republic Insurance of New York illustrates the importance of insolvency protection for all insurers (professional liability companies included).
Risk Management Tips: How to Properly Discharge a Patient
Discharge of a patient from care can be complex, but these patient discharge recommendations provide some guidance.
Physician Smartphone Use Can Impact Patient Data Security
It is important for healthcare providers to remain vigilant regarding the exchange of sensitive, protected patient personal health information (PHI) over electronic devices.
Proper Use and Supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Physicians must be aware of both the restrictions on scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and their own responsibilities and liabilities in supervising CRNAs.
According to MLMIC’s recently offered, optional online claims survey, the most effective risk management strategies are 1) strong documentation, 2) patient education, 3) effective communication with patients and 4) coordination of care among specialties.