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May/June 2007
Clarifications:
A real business called "LNC Firm," owned by RN Market, LLC, exists and was in no way involved in a litigation story that generically referenced "LNC firm" in the headline. The same headline about a $3 million lawsuit may have led readers to believe that said sum was the final settlement amount. The final amount is confidential, as was stated in the story.
— Publisher
Part 2: Demystifying the RAI and MDS, tools for well-being of nursing home patient
© The Medical-Legal News 2007
By Frances W. “Billie” Sills, RN, MSN, ARNP
Reflections
on massacre at Virginia Tech: legalities of mental illness,
liability
© The Medical-Legal News 2007
By Dan Clifford, publisher
Advice
given on web sites or blogs may carry liability risks for
lawyers, professionals
The
Gist: Medical experts, LNCs and attorneys should check with
their insurance companies about coverage of claims resulting
from web site or blog advice.
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The Medical-Legal News 2007
Newsspots
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AALNC
highlights: expert precedent, JCAHO does strokes, metadata
dangers
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Interview:
Surviving caps —Texas nurse consultant shares strategies, move
from med mal
©
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By Dan Clifford, publisher
Interview:
New LNC shares persistence strategy of landing cases, strengths
of training
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By Dan Clifford, publisher
Verdicts
& Settlements
Cases
compiled from www.verdictslaska.com; Editorials by Rose
Clifford, editor
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Medical-Legal News 2007
Ask
Pat Bemis — business structure
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Remote
management software for medical records debuts from LMI
•
The Gist: Medical records reviewers need to weigh the advantages
or disadvantages of having records off-site or on-site. Records
reviewers tire of the lifting, hauling, storage and expense of
records. While some people fear lax internet security, on-site
records can be stolen or destroyed as well.
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By Dan Clifford, publisher
Essay:
Basic nursing care key to prevention of pressure sores
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By Jeanne Campbell, BSN, RN, C, CLNC
Essay:
Know the right places to look in nursing home cases
Lifting
the right lids may reveal the pearls of potential gaps in
quality care
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Marcia Eastlund, RN, CLNC, RAC-C
and Prudence Mitchell, RN, CLNC, NHA
Newsspots/Nursing
homes
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
Essay:
Constipation is common in long-term care, deadly, preventable.
Constipation accounts for almost 6 million doctor visits a year.
Some visits will lead to court — look for standards of care
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Margaret S. Wacker, RN, PhD, CLNC
Opinion:
What if Anna Nicole Smith’s death were a med mal case?
©
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Essay:
More ammunition for a case: Look for fraud, whistleblower
potential
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Rose Clifford, editor
Essay:
Focus on coding and billing
•
The Gist: Medical billing is a key to detect and discover
related diagnoses, treatments and providers in a case.
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Kathleen Sesco, RN, BSN, MHA
Essay:
Ahlborn’s importance to LCPs, MSA specialists, attorneys
•
The Gist: Medicare Set Aside specialists and life care planners
are qualified to complete the set asides for both Medicaid and
Medicare. It is important to be trained in the area due to the
regulations and rules concerning the reports and what is needed.
© The
Medical-Legal News 2007
By Dorajane
Apuna, BSN, MA, RN, CCM, CNLCP
Research:
Focus on Cancer
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Pam Hollsten, RN, BSN, LNCC
Trends:
Legal liability risk seminars emerging as medico-legal
opportunity
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Dan Clifford, publisher
Opinion:
Cost overruns, inefficiency: The time has come for universal
healthcare
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Ralph Deitemeyer, RPh
Essay:
Heavy work loads compromise patient health: look at hospital
staffing
©
The Medical-Legal News 2007
By
Rose Clifford, editor
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