Preventing Pressure Injury Litigation
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This webinar recording examines the increasing probability of litigation in LTC regarding pressure ulcer management and discusses opportunities for minimizing the risk of malpractice and improving documentation of quality care.
By Carolyn Brown, BS, MEd, RN, ARM, CWS, FACCWS, and Advanced Tissue’s Clinical Consultant
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Source: Advanced Tissue - July 18, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: AdvancedTissue Tags: Webinar pressure ulcers Source Type: news
Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests
FINDINGSA UCLA-led studyhas found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears— often simultaneously —when ordering multiple tests and obtaining second opinions, with a higher proportion of these doctors reporting patient safety as a concern.When ordering additional microscopic tests for patients, 90% of the dermatopathologists surveyed cited patient safety as a concern and 71% of them reported malpractice fears. Similarly, when obtaining second reviews from a consulting pathologist or recommending a...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 17, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears -- often simultaneously -- when ordering multiple tests and obtaining second opinions, with a higher proportion of these doctors reporting patient safety as a concern. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 17, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Federal Prosecutors Charge a California Executive with Misleading Investors and Payers about Company ’s Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Test
Charges against this life science company executive include healthcare fraud as well as the first COVID-19 related securities fraud In the first securities fraud prosecution involving clinical laboratory COVID-19 testing, the US federal Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the president of a Sunnyvale, Calif., life sciences biotechnology company with participating in a scheme to mislead […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - July 15, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Management & Operations anatomic pathology Arrayit Corporation Brian Benczkowski clin Source Type: news
Pathologists Bill Out-of-Network More Frequently than Other Specialties, According to Health Care Cost Institute Study
Two national studies find pathologists bill out-of-network more frequently than other hospital-based specialties, and one study links that behavior to insurer reimbursement rates Surprise bills for out-of-network services continue to be an important issue for healthcare consumers. Now comes a recently-released report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) claiming that pathologists are the specialists […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - July 13, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Management & Operations anatomic pathology clinical laboratory clinical p Source Type: news
Federal Prosecutors Add a 12th Felony Fraud Charge in Latest Criminal Indictment Against Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes
Holmes’ lawyers maintain the former CEO of Theranos has not waived right to be charged by indictment and therefore argue the added charge is ‘unconstitutional’ and should be dismissed Clinical laboratory leaders needing a break from nonstop coronavirus pandemic news will be interested to learn a familiar name is again making headlines. Disgraced Theranos founder […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - July 10, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing Management & Operations anatomic pathology clinical laboratory clinical pathology CNBC Coronavirus COVID-19 Dark Daily dark intelligence gro Source Type: news
Two Florida Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Test Contracts Come Under Scrutiny
One medical testing company was led by a convicted felon, another was accused of delays and unreliable results Like many states, Florida has worked hard to quickly ramp up diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 illness. For the most part this has been a good thing. However, local media in that […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - July 8, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Management & Operations News From Dark Daily Advanced BioHealing AdventHealth anatomic pathology clinica Source Type: news
Malpractice Case: Be Wary When Patients Seek Favors Outside Your Expertise Malpractice Case: Be Wary When Patients Seek Favors Outside Your Expertise
Stepping outside your training and clinical knowledge, even as a favor, can result in trouble.Cooperative of American Physicians (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
Entrepreneur: Salesman turned doctor forms Valley startup to help other physicians
Experiences with his father's medical malpractice lawsuits led this Valley entrepreneur and physician to create risk assessment software tools for doctors. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 3, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Barbara Smith Source Type: news
FTC Orders Hospital, Health System, and Five Insurers in Two States to Share Vast Amounts of Data on Their Customers and on Past Acquisitions and Mergers
Lab leaders may recall similar requests for data from other government agencies and wonder if FTC will take steps to investigate pricing and competition among clinical laboratories as well It appears that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ready to look into hospital consolidation, as evidenced by the extent of data—including pricing and managed care […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - June 26, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Managed Care Contracts & Payer Reimbursement News From Dark Daily Source Type: news
Insurers and States Move to Lower Malpractice Premiums; More Insurers and States Move to Lower Malpractice Premiums; More
The goal is to reduce med-mal premiums during the pandemic; nursing home disaster triggers a class action; pneumonia patient dies on hospital ' s watch, suit claims.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
FREE SPECIAL EDITION WHITE PAPER | Case Studies in Clinical Laboratory Test Stewardship: The Financial and Clinical Impact of Clinical Decision Support in Hospital Laboratories
This white paper – the third in a three-part series developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Change Healthcare – provides frontline perspective and commentary from experts and physicians on the application and value of decision support in the laboratory. It also includes early-adopter proof points from hospital laboratories that have successfully implemented third-party decision support to achieve their stewardship goals, including EHR interventions and ongoing monitoring of utilization. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - June 23, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology White Papers Source Type: news
Case Studies in Clinical Laboratory Test Stewardship: The Financial and Clinical Impact of Clinical Decision Support in Hospital Laboratories
This white paper – the third in a three-part series developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Change Healthcare – provides frontline perspective and commentary from experts and physicians on the application and value of decision support in the laboratory. It also includes early-adopter proof points from hospital laboratories that have successfully implemented third-party decision support to achieve their stewardship goals, including EHR interventions and ongoing monitoring of utilization. (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - June 23, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology White Papers Source Type: news
FDA ’s Regulatory Hurdles ‘Paralyzed’ Efforts of CLIA-Certified Clinical Laboratories to Offer Alternatives to CDC’s Flawed COVID-19 Test
Washington Post investigation outlines scientists’ frustrations in the early days of the pandemic, as they worked to deploy laboratory-developed tests for the novel coronavirus In the wake of the failed rollout of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 diagnostic test last February, many CLIA-certified academic and public health laboratories were ready, and […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - June 17, 2020 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jude Tags: Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Instruments & Equipment Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology Management & Operations Alex Azar Al Source Type: news
Malpractice Case: Taking on Too Much Work Can Cause Patient Tragedy Malpractice Case: Taking on Too Much Work Can Cause Patient Tragedy
When a physician feels that the workload is overwhelming, patient safety should come first rather than trying to take on too much.Cooperative of American Physicians (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 1, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: Anesthesiology Article Source Type: news
