HS101: A Day in the Life – Unit 8 Project Part I: A patient has just left the office after having an outpatient surgery procedure. As you get ready to put away the patient’s file, you realize that the patient has forgotten to take his prescriptions and after-care instruction sheets home with him. It is vital for proper healing and recovery for the patient to have these documents. You know you will have to contact this patient so you look inside for his contact information and signed HIPAA Release of Information form.…
Crawford City Hospital sends a fax to you for immediate release of medical records on Charles Charleston, a patient who underwent cardiac bypass surgery at your facility three weeks ago. The patient is about to undergo emergency surgery at Crawford City Hospital due to apparent internal bleeding at the operative site. The patient is not conscious and therefore cannot sign an authorization. There are no family members present with the patient.…
On Thursday December 31, 2015 at approximately 1949 hours, FHEO Security Officers were dispatched to room #503 Beds 1 and 2 for two Disorderly Male Baker Act Patients who were acting up and causing problems for their assigned Psych Sitter, including one patient from Bed 1 who kept trying to leave the room. Security Officers Omar Alonso, Carlos Ayuso, and James Johnson arrived and met with Nurse Celia Baggya and Psych Sitter Andell Philip while Security Supervisor Steven Evans arrived later and met with Charge Nurse Charlene McGee. Nurse Baggya and Sitter Philip both stated that the patient in Bed #1, Benjamin Atsu (DOB: 01/23/1991; FIN# 85028628) became aggressive towards medical staff and was also trying to provoke the patient in Bed#2 who was Armando Montalvo (DOB: 08/15/1986; FIN #85028608). Security staff stood by the room and observed both patients until Nurse Baggya came back with some sedative medications to be administered to both patients in an effort to keep them calm and cooperative.…
On Tuesday, April 5th 2016 at 1100 hours, I, officer Beatty assisted officer James Smith in conducting an additional patient search in…
On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at approximately 0016 hours, FHEO Security Officers responded to a call in regards of a Disorderly Patient (53D) who refused to come out the restroom at the MRI area. Security Officers Brandon Rodriguez, Omar Alonso, and Steven Evans arrived to find a combative patient inside the restroom and refused to come out. MRI Tech, Noreen Dailey stated that the patient had been in the restroom for about 20 minutes, at which time when Noreen finally open the door, found the patient trying to pull up the sink off and acting in a strange manner like cleaning herself over and over again. The patient, Leticia L. Kneeland (DOB: 11/26/53; FIN #85170540) was confused, she began screaming as Tech Dailey attempted to persuade her…
Lorraine Bayless, an 87 year old woman, collapsed in the dining room of Glenwood Gardens Retirement Center in Bakersfield, CA, USA in 2013 March. As she lay dying on the floor, a nurse called 911 for help, but firmly refused to perform CPR, even with the dispatcher begging her to do so, because it was “against the company’s policy”. After nearly seven minutes of arguing, paramedics finally arrived to take the patient to the hospital, but it was too late.…
On Wednesday 04/27/2016, at approximately 2320 hours, FHE Security Officers Christopher Paz, Omar Alonso and Steven Evans were dispatched to the Special Care Unit (SCU) room #37 for a (51S) Patient Standby in ED. Upon arrival at 2322 hours, we met with ED Registered Nurse Lisette Van Windt who stated that she had called Security to standby because she needed to go to the patient room. The patient, Eugene Whitford (DOB: 06/20/1966–FIN# 85561610) is a Baker Act patient who had been agitated and uncooperative with nursing staff. Mr. Whitford had been very loud and using curse words towards medical staff. Security stood by while Nurse VanWindt went inside Mr. Whitford room to administer medication and check on him. Security did not have to go hands…
• Handover attended by team leader of the outgoing by team leader of outgoing staff and all member of the received staff…
OTH: Delayed Entry-On January 31, 2017, this Agent conferred with FSI Farr in regard to the Subject's complaint. It was explained that the Subject complained that he does not belong in the Domestic Violence Unit, because he does not know the victim or his address. He further informed the victim was his nurse (Kevin Damery) during his hospitalization at the Holy Cross Hospital. The Subject reported his boyfriend attacked him while he was visiting him at the hospital and a fight broke out between them. The Subject states he mistakenly hit the nurse (Damery) due him attempting to intervene in the fight. FSI Farr advised that this case will remain in the FAST…
Sentinel events are never something healthcare workers or facilities want to have occur. If an unfortunate event does take place, it is necessary to properly investigate the situation in hopes to learn from the event and hinder another episode. The following will discuss procedures used to investigate sentinel events such as root cause analysis, change theory and failure mode and effects analysis using the scenario involving Mr. B in Task 2 instructions.…
During the next step, establishing financial responsibility, patient check in, and patient check out staff members follow HIPAA regulations to review demographic, medical, financial, and insurance information, and all is done in a manner that protects the patient’s privacy by following HIPAA guidelines. During check out codes from the ICD-9 code book, and five digit CPT codes, are added to the super bill to identify diagnosis’, treatments, procedures, injections and/or immunizations. These may include two digit modifiers, subcategories or classifications, and V or E codes. HCPCS codes are codes are used when durable medical equipment and supplies are used during the course of treatment. Every code provides easily identifiable information that designates specific circumstances needed to establish medical necessity for documentation to acquire timely and appropriate…
Agenda Introduction to related laws Criteria for and initiation of: Risks & Responsibilities Baker Act & Marchman Act Baker Act Involuntary Examinations Marchman Act Involuntary Admissions Emergency Medical Conditions Rights of Persons Training Resources Questions & Answers Baptist Health South Florida October 8, 2013 2 Alternatives to the Baker Act History & Overview Mental Illness Only Marchman Act, Chapter 397 Developmental Disabilities, Chapter 393 History Psychiatric – Not Medical Emergency Examination & Treatment of Incapacitated Persons Act, Chapter 401 Federal EMTALA – Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act & State’s Access to Emergency Services & Care, 395.1041, F.S. 766.103 Florida Medical Consent Law Probate Rule 5.900…
The breach was handled by the hospital or the group by requiring laptops to be encrypted issued to employees, a follow-up investigation, they also contacted the patients via phone and sent email notification and the employee that accessed the file for personal intent was fired.…
Initially, the hospice did have some policies in place in the organization to protect against violations but they were not sufficient. These include certain administrative and physical safeguards limiting patient information to only those who need it. However, the hospice failed to anticipate the possibility of theft and didn’t have any technical safeguards. Encryption should have been implemented because it would have made any lost information unusable, unreadable, and undecipherable. The physical safeguards weren’t adequate…
On 06-06-2016 at approximately 0802 I Security Officer James Argyro A-10280, was notified of a possible employee medical in the north men's rest room. Upon entering the north men's restroom, I could see a AAA employee hunched over the sink running cold water over his head. The male now known to me as Hudson Luckey VL-950, stated that he was hot and trying to cool off. Security officer Matt Wrolstad A-9555, and Security Supervisor Randy Stewart A- 4531 arrived on scene, A-9555 brought a wheel chair to transport Mr. Lucky to the medical station. At the medical station Mr. Lucky stated that he was ok and did not with to have EMS called. Mr. Lucky stated that he has a doctors appointment at 0830 and will explain to them about what happen. Mr.…