The Nursing Site

APRIL 19, 2023

Berxi is one of the leading malpractice insurance companies servicing nurses. I would like to thank Berxi Insurance once again for bestowing honors for The Nursing Site as one of the Best Nursing Bloggers Around. We are always honored and humbled to be in such distinguished company.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

JUNE 14, 2023

Professional liability insurance, also known as malpractice insurance, is a crucial component of protecting nurse practitioners (NPs) in their practice. With more NPs practicing autonomously and an increasing number of malpractice lawsuits, insurance premiums have seen a significant increase. rise in total claims.

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Malpractice Nurse Practitioner Business Continuing Education 195

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Patient safety is paramount, and yet, despite best efforts, medical malpractice incidents can lead to potential legal repercussions. This article aims to educate Delaware nurses about the elements of medical malpractice. This article aims to educate Delaware nurses about the elements of medical malpractice.

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Malpractice Communication Professional Development Education 52

Nurse Practitioners in Business

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Malpractice Insurance & Professional License: Notify your state licensing board of your upcoming office closure. Contact your malpractice insurance to notify them of the practice closure. Cancel any service contracts related to the practice, such as software subscriptions and equipment leases.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

One of the most pressing issues today is the rise of “nuclear verdicts” in obstetrics — staggering malpractice awards that exceed $10 million. The rise of nuclear verdicts in obstetrics Obstetrics has always been a high-risk area for medical malpractice. With the complex nature of childbirth, the stakes are incredibly high.

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Malpractice Communication Education Continuing Education 52

The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

If you were hiring a surgeon to care for your loved one, and upon researching their past came across several instances of malpractice such as operating on the wrong side of the body or lethal infections, would you hire that individual?

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It is calculated by using the RVU (Relative Value Unit) amount for the Work, Practice Expense, and Malpractice Expense as well as the Geographical Practice Cost Indices for each of these 3 areas. (Don’t get glassy-eyed on me yet) So – what does this mean?

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Medicare Malpractice Self-Care Nurse Practitioner 221

Diversity Nursing

MARCH 7, 2025

Legal Nurse consultants assist attorneys by reviewing medical records for malpractice cases, while healthcare consultants help improve clinical workflows and policies. Online Nurse Consultant Experienced Nurses can provide consulting services for legal cases, healthcare businesses, or education programs.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The patient claimed that her allegations of negligent hiring and supervision were not governed by the state Medical Malpractice Act. The Medical Malpractice Act also stated that there’s a three-year limit on when malpractice actions can be filed unless there is “fraudulent concealment on the part of the defendant.”

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Malpractice Nurse Practitioner APRN Clinical Nurse Specialist 110

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 21, 2025

Fewer medical malpractice lawsuits, and Better patient health outcomes, such as increased quality of care and safety and reduced medical errors. It also helps reduce medical errors, enhances care quality and safety, and may even lower the risk of malpractice claims. Increased adherence to treatment protocols.

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Promotion Malpractice Communication Patient Satisfaction 52

Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Medical Malpractice Medical Malpractice is when a Nurse fails to provide patient care that meets the established standards of the Nursing profession, which results in patient compromise or harm. Malpractice has severe legal and professional consequences and can ultimately result in the revocation of your Nursing licensure.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Metadata in the EHR One of the first steps a plaintiff’s attorney takes when building a potential medical malpractice case is to review the documentation in the plaintiff’s/patient’s EHR. E-discovery: Metadata analysis in medical malpractice litigation. evidence; why EHRs won’t reduce your malpractice premiums. oid=107115#.ZByfmBXMJhE

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Malpractice 98

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Metadata in the EHR One of the first steps a plaintiff’s attorney takes when building a potential medical malpractice case is to review the documentation in the plaintiff’s/patient’s EHR. E-discovery: Metadata analysis in medical malpractice litigation. evidence; why EHRs won’t reduce your malpractice premiums. oid=107115#.ZByfmBXMJhE

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Metadata in the EHR One of the first steps a plaintiff’s attorney takes when building a potential medical malpractice case is to review the documentation in the plaintiff’s/patient’s EHR. E-discovery: Metadata analysis in medical malpractice litigation. evidence; why EHRs won’t reduce your malpractice premiums. oid=107115#.ZByfmBXMJhE

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Malpractice 98

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Metadata in the EHR One of the first steps a plaintiff’s attorney takes when building a potential medical malpractice case is to review the documentation in the plaintiff’s/patient’s EHR. E-discovery: Metadata analysis in medical malpractice litigation. evidence; why EHRs won’t reduce your malpractice premiums. oid=107115#.ZByfmBXMJhE

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Empowered Nurses

JANUARY 31, 2025

From medical malpractice cases to personal injury lawsuits, theres no shortage of opportunities for skilled LNCs. High Demand for Your Skills Attorneys often struggle to understand the complexities of medical records and healthcare practices, and thats where you come in.

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Business Malpractice Work-Life Balance 52

Empowered Nurses

APRIL 1, 2025

Whether its malpractice claims or personal injury cases, your insights as an LNC can make a powerful difference. Legal Nurse Consulting Imagine turning your experience in patient care into a career as a legal nurse consultant (LNC).

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Business Malpractice Promotion Mental Health 52

Daily Nurse

APRIL 17, 2023

Depending on the unique facts of the case, and state law, healthcare facilities that employed these nurses could face medical malpractice actions from patients who these individuals treated. There are potential liability issues on both the employer and individual sides. What most surprised you about this scheme?

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Malpractice Licensing LPN Education 105

Nurse Practitioners in Business

APRIL 12, 2024

Deciding what types of insurance (malpractice, liability, property) you need and how to choose the proper coverage. Creating positive patient experiences, from scheduling appointments to follow-up care, to grow the practice. Navigating the credentialing process in a timely manne r so you can accept commercial insurance and Medicare/Medicaid.

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Starting a Practice Nurse Practitioner Business Malpractice 195

Registered Nursing

APRIL 15, 2025

The Challenges: Realities to Consider Every healthcare career comes with challenges; midwifery’s specific difficulties include: Work-Life Balance Complexities Unpredictable on-call schedules interfering with personal life 24/7 availability in many practice models Natural timing of labor requiring night, weekend, and holiday work High responsibility (..)

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Private Practice Malpractice Work-Life Balance Holistic Care 52

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JUNE 8, 2023

Licensing, Malpractice, and Credentialing When changing jobs as a medical provider, one of the most important things to consider is how your licensing, malpractice, and credentialing will be affected. Malpractice insurance should be another consideration when switching to a new position.

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Empowered Nurses

JULY 20, 2023

There was malpractice on the part of Yale for not investigating the earlier patient complaints and by giving patients saline rather than fentanyl. It wasn’t until a cap came off easily that anyone questioned something being wrong. What kind of system would allow any narcotics to be taken from the facility?

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Malpractice Licensing Nurse Shortage 98

IntelyCare

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

That means we provide employer-paid taxes, workers’ compensation and malpractice insurance, and access to our healthcare and retirement plans. At IntelyCare, we don’t treat our nursing professionals as part-time contractors. Our IntelyPros get all the benefits of a full-time IntelyCare employee. Check it out!

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Malpractice Retirement Medicaid Medicare 98

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Nurse practitioner malpractice data can be used to inform and address areas of clinical improvement as well as help to improve the quality of care and patient safety. Malpractice claim costs are on the rise. The average total incurred amount of a nurse practitioner malpractice claim has increased to $332,137 – a jump of more than 10.5%

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Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Licensing Business 98

Empowered Nurses

JUNE 8, 2023

Your first thought is probably “I don’t want to commit malpractice; I want to provide the best care for my patients, and I want to protect my license.” Here’s the scene: you walk into work for your 12-hour shift and immediately find yourself facing an exceptionally heavy patient load. What can you do?

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Malpractice Licensing Nurse Shortage 98

Every Nurse

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

They may be involved in medical malpractice cases, personal injury lawsuits, or workers’ compensation claims, providing valuable insights that help bridge the gap between medical and legal professionals. Legal nurse consultants review medical records, offer expert opinions, and assist attorneys in medical-related cases.

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Nurse Case Manager Malpractice Pharmaceutical Work-Life Balance 52

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Instead, nurses are publicly placed on trial for system errors and named in lawsuits for medical malpractice. No longer are nurses viewed as the safe harbor for patients who were battered by the winds and wrath of an industrial health care complex. What does the future of nursing look like in America?

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Empowered Nurses

JUNE 27, 2024

That way if anything happens and you are reported to the Board or if there is a malpractice claim, you have done your part by saying, “I’ve done everything I can to get the assignment changed, but no help was forthcoming.”

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Malpractice Licensing 98

Empowered Nurses

AUGUST 1, 2024

My concern is that while Nurse Practitioners are very trusted and have better outcomes than physicians, if the training is not up to par, it could lead to more problems, more malpractice cases and license discipline for NPs. I would love to hear your thoughts.

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Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Licensing Nurse Educator 52

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Whether it’s medical malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation, civil rights cases, or other areas of inquiry, LNCs are invaluable assets with specialized knowledge. Some LNCs are nurse entrepreneurs with private practice who work as consultants.

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Scrubs

JULY 29, 2023

Think: defamation, malpractice—the whole shebang. Until now, that is. Now , his last-laugh response will cost the anesthesiologist’s employers anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000 in punitive damages.

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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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Malpractice HIPAA Staff Training Health Insurance 52

Empowered Nurses

AUGUST 10, 2023

I also looked at this list to see how it might correlate with malpractice claims. Another big area of malpractice claims is in obstetrics, but I do not see obstetric nurses on the list of 15 happiest or unhappiest jobs. I know nursing home litigation is very big these days, primarily due to lack of staff.

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Malpractice Licensing Work-Life Balance Education 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 14, 2024

Pillar: Nursing Link: Full story Article Source: STAT News Tags: care coordination malpractice medical error medical ethics nursing Secondary Pillars: Human Resources Strategy Clinical Care Article Type: News Published Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Metadata in the EHR One of the first steps a plaintiff’s attorney takes when building a potential medical malpractice case is to review the documentation in the plaintiff’s/patient’s EHR. E-discovery: Metadata analysis in medical malpractice litigation. evidence; why EHRs won’t reduce your malpractice premiums. oid=107115#.ZByfmBXMJhE

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Malpractice 52

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The edition concludes with a primer on medical malpractice in Delaware, authored by Wilmington University MSN student and legal nurse consultant Abigail Rogers. Angela Brittingham and Amy Williams from TidalHealth, introduces forensic nursing.

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Malpractice 52

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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