Most states have Do-Not- Resuscitate laws. However there are different requirements from state to state and not all DNR orders are honored between states. For...
Category - Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
At the start of each new year, I map out what I am going to do for professional growth. Part of that plan, in the realm of risk management, includes plugging...
As electronic health records (EHRs) become the universal form of documenting patient care, also comes the pressures and requirements to maintain the records in...
A fundamental right of modern healthcare is that a patient can refuse medical treatment (1). In most circumstances, this extends to a parent’s right to...
For some health care professionals, big data may still qualify as just another buzzword. But, in other fields, such as marketing, financial analysis and...
Patient complaints range from minor, easily resolved at the point-of-care, to major, also known by CMS as grievances (CMS, 2016). One thing they all have in...
It is often said that bullying behavior has no place in schools or in the work setting. Actually, bullying doesn’t fit in anywhere. There should be no...
According to the Williams Institute, there are approximately 1.4 million transgender adults in the United States or 0.6 percent of the population. This is...
Healthcare risk management is a diverse profession. Our wide range of potential responsibilities results from the varied settings and organizations in which we...
An ordinary day at a physician practice in Birmingham, Alabama suddenly turns dramatic. A patient at the front desk is demanding to see the doctor. When he is...