RiskManager

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    Scared! Report to OIG and/or NPDB?

    RiskManager replied to paidmydues's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I report to the NPDB several times a year, almost all of them medical malpractice payments. However, there are several other issues that are required by Federal law to be reported to the NPDB....
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    HIPPA violation

    RiskManager replied to omp1708's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Speaking as the person here who actually does hospital malpractice claims, the above statement is generally incorrect. As a general rule, even if you were to be fired, the hospital is still legally...
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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    RiskManager replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, I was involved in a case with the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission (the state medical licensing/disciplinary board) involving a PA who acquired a Ph.D. in something and...
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    new to QA need a form to QA oasis

    RiskManager replied to kathrynrn1121's topic in Home Health

    In a previous position, I had risk management, safety and quality oversight for hospice and home health service lines, among others. I found these to be useful, but since moving on from that...
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    Risk Manager - How Do I Prepare For This Role?

    RiskManager replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what I posted to a similar question last year: Welcome to the profession, although I always find it interesting when a facility hires a risk manager with no training or experience in the...
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    Do you feel safe reporting errors?

    RiskManager replied to sweetdreame's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to be very interested to see the results of this poll. Speaking as the person to whom things are reported to, I have tried to follow the 'just culture' model, but it can be difficult to...
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    Should I have made an incident report?

    RiskManager replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    I tell my people something similar: if you are wondering if you should talk to the risk manager about something, you probably
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    Should I have made an incident report?

    RiskManager replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    The RiskManager would like to see an incident report on this so appropriate followup can be
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    Violating HIPAA by responding to Yelp

    RiskManager posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Stung by Yelp Reviews, Health Providers Spill Patient Secrets - ProPublica This is interesting. I have seen negative Yelp reviews about us that are flatly untrue, or is a unique interpretation of...
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    Med error...what to do?

    RiskManager replied to kh2013's topic in General Nursing

    The RiskManager would like to see an incident report on this, since his interest is piqued by the computer refusing to allow you to enter the administered amount. RiskManager would send the incident...
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    Do lpns give vaccinations?

    RiskManager replied to naomifain's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Although not exactly on point to the thread, I am reminded of one of our pharmacists who has religious beliefs against abortion. He will not dispense a script for Plan B insofar as he believes it is...
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    Violating HIPAA by responding to Yelp

    RiskManager replied to RiskManager's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The Office of Civil Rights, that does the enforcement, prefers to not impose fines. They generally only do it for large-scale breaches, egregious violations of the Regs, or someone selling PHI for...
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    Violating HIPAA by responding to Yelp

    RiskManager replied to RiskManager's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Our social media coordinator asks me to look at her responses to the Yelp reviews on occasion, to make sure we are not violating anyone's privacy or engaging in defamatory conduct. Our typical...
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    Are you supposed to check a boy's foreskin during a physical?

    RiskManager replied to SydneyKidney's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Doing this sort of exam by surprise is an excellent way for the provider to end up talking to me, as I am figuring out how we are going to respond to the complaint made by the patient or
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    Lapsed license - advice?

    RiskManager replied to Jeanne Ramick's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^Not to mention that the hospital or facility's malpractice coverage does not cover unlicensed individuals providing care, and this also applies to your personal malpractice policy, if any. We...
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    Law suit against my facility...

    RiskManager replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

    Just to close the loop, I had a PM exchange with the original poster. I will not go into details, but suffice it to say that in my professional opinion, it sounds as if the RN, LPN and facility do...
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    Law suit against my facility...

    RiskManager replied to NooNieNursie's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, first off, take a deep breath and don't panic. Speaking as the person who does this sort of thing for a living, here is some advice: If you have malpractice insurance, call them. They won't do...
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    Home births gone wrong

    RiskManager replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    [quote=cayenne06;9073361 Of course, if I have agreed to take on the care of a patient and she refuses my recommendation for transfer of care (either prenatally or during labor), I am going to protect...
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    Doctors rip VA plan that would give some nurses more authority

    RiskManager replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I am certainly in support of the VA's plan to increase NP autonomy. I reside in a state in which NP's are independently licensed providers. However, we should not forget that regardless if the...
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    If an elderly parent refuses hospital, can the family be charged with neglect?

    RiskManager replied to PrincessNur's topic in General Nursing

    If this was happening to me, I would be calling my state Adult Protective Services and asking for a caseworker to be sent out to evaluate my father. This has the advantage of bringing in an expert to...
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    Own practice

    RiskManager replied to Rocknurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would mention that some states, via the medical licensing agency, prohibit MD's/DO's from being in a partnership with NP's or PA's. The physician can employ the NP or PA, but cannot be a business...
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    Possible Disability Case?

    RiskManager replied to westieluv's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I would do three things in this particular order: 1. Notify your workplace and see what they can do to reasonably accommodate your disability. For example, would a telephone headset with the earbuds...
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    What are the responsibilities of the nurse when observing a genital exam

    RiskManager replied to Desi1997's topic in General Nursing

    Several times a year, I deal with allegations of inappropriate touching during an exam. I advocate the use of a chaperone in certain circumstances. I want the chaperone to actually observe the exam...
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    Medical assistant training a waste of time

    RiskManager replied to LPNSTUDENT71's topic in General Nursing

    The sticky wicket is that the cost of housing in this area is very high. In some parts of the Seattle area, housing or rent prices are as high as San Francisco. Traffic and commutes are also
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    Medical assistant training a waste of time

    RiskManager replied to LPNSTUDENT71's topic in General Nursing

    There are not a whole lot of the for-profit schools in this area for MA's. Experienced nurses in ambulatory care in this area go for the low $ 30's to the low $ 40's per hour. You can make more in...