January 27, 2016
Special Edition of Dateline: Honoring Patients’ End-of-Life Decisions
In this special issue of Dateline, we review physicians’ medical, ethical and legal obligations to honor individual patient preferences at the end of life.
Tag: patient care
January 27, 2016
In this special issue of Dateline, we review physicians’ medical, ethical and legal obligations to honor individual patient preferences at the end of life.
January 13, 2016
In addition to concerns for potential contamination from airflow, excessive foot traffic may pose a risk for distraction of the OR staff.
November 4, 2015
Discharge of a patient from care can be complex, but these patient discharge recommendations provide some guidance.
August 5, 2015
The personal use of cell phones poses a significant risk in healthcare settings as it may distract physicians and staff from the tasks at hand.
July 22, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a proposed rule that would reimburse physicians for discussions they have about end-of-life care.
July 15, 2015
Ineffective communication and transfer of patient information has been associated with medical errors, patient harm and patient dissatisfaction.
June 3, 2015
It is the obligation of the original treating physician to appropriately follow up with the patient to arrange for removal of the PICC line.
April 29, 2015
The “Emergency Medical Services and Surprise Bills” law, effective March 31, 2015, impacts billing and reimbursement for some out-of-network healthcare services.
March 30, 2015
A new online risk management CME program, Follow-Up VI, has been developed for our policyholders and is now available online.
September 10, 2014
New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that surgical checklists are unused in 10 percent of hospitals.