Healthcare Risk Management 1995: Vol 17 Index

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Healthcare Risk Management
1995 Index
Acquisitions and mergers information systems, management JUL:107
so now you own a physicians’ practice, information systems, AUG:125 Hartford Insurance Co. v. Methodist
JAN:8 legal guide available for computer Hospital, APR:64
crime and risks, AUG:128 Kirk v. Mercy Hospital Tri-County,
Alternative dispute resolution liability insurer unveils on-line claims APR:62
ADR: it’s not just for medical access, AUG:127 Martin by Scoptur v. Richards, OCT:148
malpractice, MAY:77 patient education software can cut Phillips v. Alamed Co., JUL:108
alternative dispute resolution: is it costs, AUG:124
quicker, cheaper than going to patient education software resources, Disaster preparedness
court?, MAY:73 AUG:126 checklist for salvage/business restora-
it may be legal to require patients to record security resources, SEP:136 tion coordinators, MAY:84
arbitrate, AUG:127 software audits health and safety fire recovery: it takes more than
sources of dispute resolution services, regulations, AUG:127 insurance, MAY:8
MAY:75 technical safeguards for electronic hospital environs call for special fire
records, SEP:134 measures, JUN:97
Ambulatory care
curbing violence in the ambulatory care Confidentiality Downsizing
setting, APR:60 are you safeguarding your patients’ see under “Work restructuring”
records?, AUG:121
Cadavers bolster confidentiality policy with train- Drugs
are you using cadavers for training, ing, AUG:121 see under “Substance abuse”
without consent?, MAY:78 high-tech gadgets risk home care confi-
elements to consider in a cadaver use dentiality, OCT:143 Emergency department
policy, MAY:80 issues to cover in information security are your contract physicians adequately
heart association issues cadaver policies, AUG:123 insured?, DEC:180
guidelines, MAY:79 make staff promise to keep their lips dealing with alleged rape: six lessons
practicing invasive procedures on sealed, AUG:122 from the ED, NOV:162
cadavers for educational purposes here’s how it might have happened
(policy), MAY:supplement Consent (Riverside fumes incident), JUN:91
informing patients of “remote lab findings suggest Riverside fumes
Chemical risks possibility,” OCT:148 incident could recur elsewhere,
here’s how it might have happened release of liability cannot be used as a JUN:89
(Riverside fumes incident), JUN:91 shield, JUL:109 preparing ED staff to handle rape
lab findings suggest Riverside fumes victims, NOV:164
incident could recur elsewhere, Contracts teach staff warning signs, precautions
JUN:89 are you a player in your hospital’s con- for DMSQO,, JUN:93
prepare for a chemical spill in your hos- tract negotiations?, AUG:117
pital labs, JUN:96 are you equipped to head off the risks Employment
teach staff warning signs, precautions in a managed care contract? SEP:129 administrators, nurses lock horns over
for DMSO,, JUN:93 are your contract physicians adequately UAPs, JUL:114
insured?, DEC:180 are you liable for crimes of former
Children negotiating a contract? follow these 10 employees?, OCT:149
see under “Minor patients” tips, SEP:132 court applies ERISA to bar state law
thirteen steps to take in any contract claims against HMO, OCT:147
Clinical guidelines negotiation, AUG:120 expect more labor disputes in market-
reducing liability risks of clinical driven health care, NOV:supplement
guidelines, SEP:138 Court cases (see also “Legal Review & hospital can fire aide who neglected
Commentary”) patient, APR:62
Computerization Bowe v. Charleston Area Medical Center, identifying activities to delegate to unli-
add human controls to protect APR:62 censed assistive personnel, JUL:112
electronic records, SEP:133 Cudnick v. William Beaumont Hospital, minimize your hospital’s risk when
data experts provide guidelines on JUL:109 employing UAPs, JUL:111
access, SEP:135 Doe v. Sister of the Holy Cross, OCT:149 nurse who “interfered” with patient’s
insurer sets risk criteria for patient Etheridge v. Charter Peachford Hospital, care can’t be fired, APR:61
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Employment Retirement Security Act MAY:86 Latex
(ERISA) developing a home health care patient don’t let latex allergies catch you
court applies ERISA to bar state law contract, MAY:85 unprepared, SEP:136
claims against HMO, OCT:147 high-tech gadgets risk home care
confidentiality, OCT:143 Legal Review & Commentary supple-
Fast food home health service not liable for ment (jurisdiction in parentheses)
fast food on campus poses liability patient’s death, JUL:108 are you liable for crimes of former
questions, FEB:34 home safety checklist, MAR:supplement employees? (ID), OCT:149
patient services satisfaction court applies ERISA to bar state law
Fertility clinics questionnaire, FEB:31 claims against HMO (NY), OCT:147
is your fertility clinic safe from prevent lax infection control by home home health service not liable for
scandal?, NOV:160 health workers, MAR:48 patient’s death (AL), JUL:108
QA in home health care: the risk hospital can fire aide who neglected
Financing risk manager’s role, FEB:29 patient (WV), APR:62
See under “Risk financing” reduce workers’ comp risks in home hospital suitably detained minor patient
health, MAR:47 (GA), JUL:107
Fire the pros and cons of back belt use, informing patients of ‘remote
checklist for salvage/business restora- MAR:49 possibility’ (WI), OCT:148
tion coordinators, MAY:84 liability insurer may have to pay excess
fire recovery: it takes more than Hospital laboratories judgment (FED), APR:63
insurance, MAY:8 see under “Chemical risks” nurse who ‘interfered’ with patient’s
hospital environs call for special fire care can’t be fired (MO), APR:1
measures, JUN:97 Healthcare Risk Management newsletter practice parameters: wide acceptance
reader survey, APR:Supplement brings liability risks, JAN:9
Fitness/wellness centers salary survey, JUN:Supplement prepare for automated audit of quality
contending with liability in your fitness salary survey results, NOV:Supplement indicators, JAN:11
center, JAN:19 release of liability cannot be used as a
RMs face dual challenge in fitness / Incident reporting shield (MI), JUL:109
wellness centers, JAN:18 incident reporting form for physician’s
sample fitness assessment checklist, practice, FEB:27 . Malignant hyperthermia
JAN:supplement incident severity classification policy, can you handle malignant hyperther-
sample liability release form, JAN: DEC:169-170 mia in the OR?, JUN:94
supplement strengthen your incident-reporting emergency therapy for malignant
sample medical clearance form, system with precise severity hyperthermia, JUN:supplement
JAN:supplement classifications, DEC:167
Managed care
Guest columns Infection control are you equipped to head off the
Bartlett, E, curbing violence in the big-picture perspective eases ‘killer risks in a managed care contract?
ambulatory care setting, APR:60 bug’ worries, JAN:15 SEP:129
Bartlett, E, reducing liability risks of preparing for antibiotic resistance court applies ERISA to bar state law
clinical guidelines, SEP:138 (checklist), JAN:17 ciaims against HMO, OCT:147
Barton, G, how to create a sound sexual prevent lax infection control by home seven tips for treading the fine line
harassment policy, MAR:41 health workers, MAR:48 when an MCO wants sensitive data,
Barton, G, what to do when staff values OCT:141
and treatment needs conflict, DEC:171 Insurance
Gallagher, L, a guide to financing risks are your contract physicians adequately Medical records
properly, FEB:32 insured?, DEC:180 add human controls to protect
McClure, J (co-author), dealing with insurance information checklist, MAY:83 electronic records, SEP:133
alleged rape: six lessons from the ED, insurer sets risk criteria for patient are you safeguarding your patients’
NOV:162 information systems, management records?, AUG:121
Meyer, J (co-author), dealing with information systems, AUG:125 data experts provide guidelines on
alleged rape: six lessons from the liability insurer may have to pay excess access, SEP:135
ED, NOV:162 judgment, APR:63 record security resources, SEP:136
Price, R, consider self-insured workers’ liability insurer unveils on-line claims seven tips for treading the fine line
compensation, OCT:153 access, AUG:127 when an MCO wants sensitive data,
Tonks, K, a policy on policies: how to OCT:141
simplify a necessary evil, APR:69 Laparoscopy technical safeguards for electronic
see under “Surgery” records, SEP:134
Home health care
deciding when workers are on “a frolic Lasers Minor patients
of their own,” MAR:50 consent for laparoscopic laser hospital suitably detained minor
defining the home health care contract, cholecystetomy, NOV:supplement patient, JUL:107
Index HEALTHCARE RISK MANAGEMENT / December 1995
Munchausen’s by proxy minimize your hospital’s risk when harassment, MAR:44
can you help identify Munchausen’s by employing UAPs, JUL:111 home safety for home care workers
proxy?, OCT:145 (checklist), MAR:supplement
MBP may be greater problem than Physician practices how risk managers deal with sexual
believed, OCT:152 check your records before dunning harassment, MAR:45
woman with MBP not a hypochondriac, patients, APR:66 identifying activities to delegate to
OCT:151 give office staff risk management know- unlicensed assistive personnel
how, APR:65 (checklist), JUL:112
News media in doctors’ offices, control QA from the identifying potential employee sub-
be factual, forthright in a media crisis, start, FEB:25 stance abuse (checklist), JAN:
JUL:103 incident reporting form, FEB:27 supplement
cleaning up after the media crisis questions for self-assessment, APR:67 incident reporting in physician’s prac-
passes, JUL:104 sharpen the communication skills of tice (form), FEB:27
dealing with the news media day to your physician office staff, FEB:21 incident severity classification policy,
day, JUL:105 so now you own a physicians’ practice, DEC:169-170
treatment errors that make headlines: is JAN:8 insurance information (checklist),
your hospital ready to respond?, what to cover in office brochures, MAY:83
JUL:101 FEB:24 issues to cover in information security
policies (checklist), AUG:123
Nurses Policy-setting key elements to include in a sexual
administrators, nurses lock horns over a policy on policies: how to simplify a harassment policy (checklist),
UAPs, JUL:114 necessary evil, APR:69 MAR:43
nurse who ‘interfered’ with patient's policy for revising a policy (flow chart), liability release for fitness center (form),
care can’t be fired, APR:1 APR:supplement JAN:supplement
nursing standards and restrictions process for establishing a new policy medical clearance for fitness center
make news, NOV:supplement (flow chart), APR:supplement (form), JAN:supplement
sample policies template, APR: patient services satisfaction in
Obstetrics and gynecology supplement home health care (questionnaire),
have you safeguarded your maternity types of policies, APR:70 FEB:31
unit?, APR:57 policy for revising a policy (flow chart),
Practice guidelines, parameters, protocols APR:supplement
Operating room see under “Clinical guidelines” practicing invasive procedures on
see under “Surgery” cadavers for educational purposes
Rape (policy), MAY:supplement
Patient dumping dealing with alleged rape: six lessons preparing for antibiotic resistance
dealing with alleged rape: six lessons from the ED, NOV:162 (checklist), JAN:17
from the ED, NOV:162 preparing ED staff to handle rape process for establishing a new policy
victims, NOV:164 (flow chart), APR:supplement
Patient education salvage/business restoration (checklist),
patient education software can cut Risk financing MAY:84
costs, AUG:124 a guide to financing risks properly, self-assessment of physician’s practice
patient education software resources, FEB:32 risk management (checklist),
AUG:126 alternative risk financing tops risk APR:67
managers’ concerns, OCT: sexual harassment in the workplace
Patient satisfaction supplement (policy), MAR:supplement
be aware of changing patient staff rights policy, DEC:175
expectations, NOV:159 Sample forms, policies, procedures standard policy format (template),
patient rep can help ease family’s consent for laparoscopic laser cholecys- APR:supplement
concerns, NOV:160 tetomy (form), NOV:supplement
work with your patient reps to keep drug diversion warning signs (checklist), Security
disgruntled patients few, far JAN:6 see under “Violence”
between, NOV:157 emergency therapy for malignant
hyperthermia (poster), JUN: Self-Insurance
Pediatric care supplement consider self-insured workers’
see under “Minor patients” fitness assessment (checklist), JAN: compensation, OCT:153
supplement why self-insure your workers’
Physician extenders handling a sexual harassment com- compensation?, OCT:155
administrators, nurses lock horns over plaint (role-play exercise), MAR:
UAPs, JUL:114 supplement Sexuality issues
identifying activities to delegate to handling potential substance abuse assess your institution’s harassment
unlicensed assistive personnel, (policy), JAN:7 practices, MAR:42
JUL:112 help your employees recognize how to create a sound sexual harassment
December 1995 / HEALTHCARE RISK MANAGEMENT™ Index
policy, MAR:41 Surgery Violence
key elements to include in a sexual assess five points in laparoscopy California to require hospital security
harassment policy, MAR:43 review, NOV:supplement plans, APR:56
role-play exercise on handling a sexual can you handle malignant hyperther- could it be a mail bomb?, MAR:40
harassment complaint, MAR: mia in the OR?, JUN:94 could violence happen in your hospital?
supplement consent for laparoscopic laser know your vulnerabilities, MAR:37
sample policy on sexual harassment in cholecystetomy, NOV:supplement curbing violence in the ambulatory care
the workplace, MAR:supplement defining who qualifies to perform setting, APR:60
sexual assaults in the recovery room: laparoscopy, NOV:supplement have you safeguarded your maternity
how to minimize risk, control emergency therapy for malignant unit?, APR:57
damage, JAN:1 hyperthermia, JUN:supplement keeping violence out of the hospital: 10
laparoscopy popular, but it has pitfalls, top security measures, APR:53
Staff rights NOV:165 sexual assaults in the recovery room:
don’t overlook these staff rights how to minimize risk, control
mechanisms, DEC:173 Technology damage, JAN:1
make sure your staff rights mechanisms high-tech gadgets risk home care should your guards be armed, in
are working, DEC:174 confidentiality, OCT:143 uniform?, APR:55
sample staff rights policy, DEC:175 see also under “Computerization” signs of potentially violent people,
what to do when staff values and treat- MAR:38
ment needs conflict, DEC:171 Training where should you restrict entry?,
are you using cadavers for training, MAR:39
Substance abuse without consent?, MAY:78
drug diversion warning sign checklist, bolster confidentiality policy with Work restructuring
JAN:6 training, AUG:121 administrators, nurses lock horns over
drug screening controversial, but give office staff risk management UAPs, JUL:114
may provide vital information, know-how, APR:65 expect more labor disputes in market-
DEC:176 practicing invasive procedures on driven health care, NOV:supplement
drug testing: where health care organi- cadavers for educational purposes identifying activities to delegate to
zations stand, DEC:178-179 (policy), MAY:supplement unlicensed assistive personnel,
employee drug theft: recognizing the preparing ED staff to handle rape JUL:112
behavior, JAN:6 victims, NOV:164 minimize your hospital’s risk when
know the warning signs of employee sharpen the communication skills of employing UAPs, JUL:111
substance abuse, JAN:4 your physician office staff, FEB:21
policy for handling potential substance teach staff warning signs, precautions Workers’ compensation
abuse, JAN:7 for DMSO,, JUN:93 consider self-insured workers’
supervisor’s checklist for identifying compensation, OCT:153
potential employee substance abuse, Treatment errors reduce workers’ comp risks in home
JAN:supplement treatment errors that make headlines: is health, MAR:47
take these steps to assure an untainted your hospital ready to respond?, why self-insure your workers’
urine specimen, DEC:177 JUL:101 compensation?, OCT:155
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