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What Are Reportable Events in Healthcare?

MedTrainer

To underline the significance and complexity of this system, we will explore what are reportable events in healthcare, the regulatory requirements that govern them, the types of reportable events, and the importance of proper reporting. Each state has its own set of laws and regulations dictating what must be reported and when.

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Litigation and Patient Safety: The Importance of Good Communication Strategies

Bill of Health

A fundamental issue in England’s National Health Service (NHS) patient safety culture development, however, is whether health care staff implement the necessary communication changes in light of adverse health care events. Communication Errors and Never Events. Incision to wrong side of groin (1).

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The Need to Go Back to Basics in Patient Safety

Bill of Health

A root cause of some Never Events errors in the National Health Service (NHS), such as those involving wrong site surgery (surgical procedures being performed on the wrong patient, or the wrong limb), is poor patient and health care provider communication.

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How the Unpredictable Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection Pose a Challenge That Tort Law Cannot Meet

Bill of Health

The longer the pandemic continues, the more obvious it is how effective the sweeping federal and state laws shielding medical providers from malpractice associated with COVID-19 have been. The declared public health emergency will end, and with it the federal and remaining state blanket liability protections. By Jennifer S.

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An academic's perspective on DTC telehealth services: Buyer beware

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

We interviewed Lois Ritter, a teaching associate professor for the masters of public health program at the University of Nevada, Reno. During a medical event, the person may not have the time or be well enough to look at the information in advance. One is malpractice lawsuits. How can they protect themselves?

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The NHS Patient Safety Information Tidal Wave

Bill of Health

Issues include staff failing to learn the lessons from past adverse health care treatment events and not sufficiently changing practice. This problem was noted as far back as the year 2000 in the seminal report “ Organisation with a Memory ” and still holds true today.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

in 2023 income Ransomware group leader told hackers to attack hospitals, FBI, HHS say The 23 health systems pushing Congress to act on virtual care Three examples of how AI is going to change medicine U.S. KXAN investigates Does UT Tyler Health Science Center’s deal with private equity shield doctors from malpractice suits?