Video
The RAP Process was a Gift
Jul 01, 2015
Duration: 57 seconds
Pat Folcarelli, Director of Patient Safety at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, talks about the opportunity the RAP provided for tapping into feedback from colleagues to impact changes.
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Response to Charges of Discrimination can Help or Hurt a Hospital, Any Employer
Podcast
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When hospitals and medical practices face charges of discrimination from employees, the consequences can include litigation, large payments, morale problems, and less quality care for the patients they serve. How an employer responds can make all the difference in outcomes. Based on closed claims in the Harvard medical system, two cases illustrate that point. We interview Megan Kures, of Hamel, Marcin, Dunn, Reardon and Shea, who offers some principles to follow.
Health Payment Reform Act: Rules to Protect Providers
Podcast
Dec 05
After a state medical error disclosure and apology law went into effect in November 2012, health providers in Massachusetts have protections and rules to follow.
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Overdose or Poor Documentation?
Podcast
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The patient’s family alleged that improper management of the patient under anesthesia resulted in cardiorespiratory arrest, permanent brain damage, and a persistent vegetative state. While the cause of the patient’s cardiac arrest is uncertain, the CRNA failed to note which medications and doses were administered during the procedure, and the case was settled for more than $1 million.
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Slow to Diagnose Endocarditis After Repeat Visits
Podcast
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One thing that seemed to be missing in this particular evaluation was a formal differential diagnosis that may have been present in the physician’s brain, but wasn’t documented, and there’s no evidence that it was really thought about.
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Apr 04