Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
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J Healthc Risk Manag · Jan 1999
Genetic testing: do healthcare professionals have a duty to tell a patient's family members that they may be at risk?
The author describes the healthcare professional's dilemma of keeping a patient's genetic information confidential. Provided are case law, commentary and policy developments addressing confidentiality of patient information as weighed against third parties' needs to know genetic information regarding their family members.
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J Healthc Risk Manag · Jan 1998
The medicolegal risks of thermal injury during laparoscopic monopolar electrosurgery.
Medicolegal liability claims arising from minimally invasive surgeries are rapidly increasing. While the medical community appears aware of certain types of liability risks in this area, it often underappreciates the risks associated with monopolar laparoscopic electrosurgery. Jury verdicts and settlements help define this problem, which can lead to improved healthcare delivery and better outcomes for patients.
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J Healthc Risk Manag · Jan 1998
Flood disaster preparedness: a retrospect from Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Natural disasters often come without warning. The clinical, financial, and business risks can be enormous. ⋯ Planned and practiced disaster and evacuation procedures can significantly reduce a healthcare facilities' risk to life, health, and safety. This article retrospectively analyzes disaster preparation and the complete evacuation of the facilities' patients.
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The healthcare environment is rapidly changing as managed care penetrates your community. Risk management in the office setting is becoming more critical as the strategies for preventing claims in the first place become more important. It is time to reexamine the environment that is being created, increase the involvement of patients in their own care, create documentation systems and recognize when you are at risk.