Premier Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Confidentiality and HIPAA Patient confidentiality is one of the most referenced legal concepts nurses should know. Sharing patient information with unauthorized individuals, whether via email, social media, or through casual conversation, violates HIPAA and can result in serious consequences for the liable party.

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Relias

AUGUST 12, 2023

For health centers, it is imperative to conduct risk management activities to prevent harm to patients and reduce medical malpractice claims. In the case of FQHCs, they have the opportunity to obtain medical malpractice coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 23, 2023

According to an analysis of more than 4,600 events that led to malpractice suits from 2018 to 2021, nurses were involved in 18% of the suits. Dolnick and Brent suggest nurses secure their own malpractice insurance rather than relying on their employers to cover them and to advocate for system changes that better protect them. “I

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