Associates‚ financial risk categories include malpractice‚ employee labor or discrimination issues‚ embezzlement‚ disability‚ negative cash flow‚ and audits of all types. Clinical risks and liabilities fall into two categories: inherent risks and risks caused by substandard care. Inherent risks are those for which the dentist is not liable due to the fact they are beyond the dentist’s control. Risk caused by substandard care is commonly referred to as dental malpractice risk. Theoretically‚ dentists are liable
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are willful or unintentional wrong doings committed by one individual to another. Negligence is often caused by conduct that is unintentionally or intentionally reckless‚ careless ‚ or dangerous‚ or by avoiding responsibilities all together. Malpractice is when a health care provider fails the give adequate care
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Homework Week 4 1. How does OSHA protect health care employees? OSHA is in place to help with strong reminders of the potential dangers existing in a health care facility. These reminders help health care facilities to function safely‚ efficiently and for safety and security incidents that seem to create a serious threat to the financial well-being of any health care organization. 2. What should be included in a waste management plan? • Define and designate those wastes to be considered and
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supervised clinical setting‚ and a clinical license in the state of practice (NASW‚ 2005). Diagnostic errors rarely become causes of action for malpractice‚ and diagnostic errors represent a small percentage of malpractice claims and awards. Incorrect treatments rarely become causes of action as well‚ but they represent the largest percentage among causes for malpractice claims and awards‚ and incorrect treatments‚ which are the sequel of diagnostic errors or failures to utilize correct diagnoses as guidance
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prescriptions to a patient. The patient in this case has specified that Dr. Williams gives him a valium prescription as a friend and not as a doctor so if Jerry were to call in his refill‚ he would be exposing himself and Dr. William’s to the risk of a malpractice case (Fremgen 2009). It does not make a difference if the medication that was requested was for the control of high blood pressure instead. It would only be appropriate for Jerry to call in a refill for such a case if there was a standing order
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superior is defined that the employer is liable for the employee’s actions (Farlex‚ INC‚ 2011). If a lawsuit is filled Jerry may possibly be protected. The reading did not state if Jerry carried his own malpractice insurance or just relayed on his employer’s insurance. If Jerry does have his own malpractice insurance he would know that his insurance will pay an attorney to represent him
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nursing care or lack of care at all. ). The Neighborhood Hospital‚ was deemed to be negligent as a result of amputating the wrong limb from a patient. This article will determine if this is malpractice vs. negligence‚ and whether the details regarding the case present as negligence or if it can become a malpractice case. When it comes to negligence there are five items that need to meet to prove that it is a valid negligence case: "1. Duty owed the patient 2. Breach of the duty owed the patient 3
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Benefits that are important to employees: A review of employee benefit programs Quinella D. Course: GB520 Individual Research Paper Date: October 9‚ 2012 Abstract When employees look for employment compensation is important. However‚ employee benefits programs can be the deciding factor when it comes down to decision making; accept or decline a job offer. Having a “good benefits package” is the most desired attributes in an employer and it attracts human talent (Conlin‚ 2008)
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78-year-old Howard Schneider‚ a dentist located in Jacksonville‚ Florida‚ has gone under investigation for harming a select group of patients‚ young children. Claim have been made that Schneider has collected millions of dollars in Medicaid payments for procedures that were not medically necessary or authorized by his patients. Schneider claims that he has done nothing wrong. However‚ many people disagreed and spent weeks outside his office protesting. One victim was Brandi Motley and her 6-year-old
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Education of Montgomery County (1991)‚ the court ruled that the counselors have a duty to “use reasonable mean to prevent a suicide when they have notice”. The counselors could have done more to help the student and notify the parents. The professional malpractice in education refers to those who neglectingly perform their professional duties. In Ray knight’s case the school had a procedure to follow when someone is suspended due to unexcused absences. There needed to more be done to successfully notify his
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