Why hospitals keep physicians and providers with lots of bad outcomes
Two factors may incentivize retention over patient safety
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Hospitalized patients are particularly at risk during this time period
Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses all need good hand-off communications
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Painter Law Firm secures $1,700,000 settlement in bariatric weight loss surgery medical malpractice claim
It took six months from hiring the firm to final settlement
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Complications that pay out up to $10 million in bariatric weight loss surgeries
Death is the number 1 bariatric complication leading to a medical malpractice claim
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Neurosurgeons face class action lawsuit alleging unnecessary spine surgeries
Liability for unneeded surgeries can be broad
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Patient reassessment is a key physician and nursing responsibility
Establishing a baseline and looking for changes is a part of good health care
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Who's responsible for the negligence of temporary or travel nurses?
Nurse managers and hospitals still have oversight responsibilities
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Without assessment and prevention, it doesn't take long for a hospitalized patient to get a pressure wound
HCA Houston Healthcare West Hospital hit with Medicare citation for inadequate registered nursing supervision of wound care
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National Patient Safety Goals for 2022 call for renewed focus on getting the basic right
Wrong site surgeries, wrong patient care continue to be problems
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Going to a hospital doesn't automatically mean you'll get care from a fully-trained physician
Training and experience makes a difference
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