Tina was located within 30 minutes of her mother’s arrival, by local law enforcement, in the care of her father. He had taken her to his home to await the arrival of the mother. No charges were filed against the father. The CEO of Nightingale Memorial Hospital assured Tina’s mother that this incident would be analyzed and processes put into place to prevent this type of event from recurring (Accreditation Audit Case Study). a.
WGU Accreditation Audit RAFT Task 2: Root Cause Analysis of a sentinel event A Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of a sentinel event is completed to immediately investigate and respond to possible inductions involving the death or injury of a patient. (Joint commission, 2013). Purpose of this report - To execute a Root Cause Analysis for a Sentinel Event occurrence at Nightingale Hospital. Sentinel Event - Child Abduction Date of Issue/Incident – Thursday September 14, at 12:30 PM Background of Issue/Incident - A three year old female patient was brought to Nightingale Hospital by her mother for an outpatient surgical procedure. The mother asked the pre-op nurse how long the procedure would take, because she had to tend to another child and would need to leave for a short while.
(F) Altering medical records to generate fraudulent payments is fraud. #6. (F) Split billing schemes is fraud. #10. (A) Abuse to other patients.
This not only is against the policy and procedures set forth by the hospital but also is a HIPAA violation. “For obvious reasons, this scenario illuminates numerous HIPAA violations, the potentiality for breaches, and the intentional acts that increase the severity of the violations and thereby induce the possibility of self-reported HIPAA violations (Vivian, 2009; Moskop. et. al., 2006, p. 54). Whereas, the dividing line between those HIPAA violations and the potentiality of privacy breaches, data or information security and intent are murky, this incidence necessitates action (Vivian, 2009).
Joanne Alexander was scheduled to have a surgical procedure at Orthopaedics of Indianapolis with Dr Kevin Scheid M.D. Patients over the age of 60 are required to have a chest x-ray done before any surgical procedures due to possible anesthesia issues. Mrs. Alexander, age 62 was x-rayed on the 24th of June; the Radiologist reading her x-ray report noted a “density” in the right upper lobe of her right lung reported and sent a hard copy of the report to Dr. Sheids office which was placed in her file apparently without notice of the radiology recommendation of comparison with previous x-rays. The plaintiffs maintain that they were not told of any problems or irregularities on the June 24th x-ray. 10 months later, in the spring of 1994 distressing symptoms brought Mrs. Alexander to a different doctor.
PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Unit 204 1.1&1.2 Physical Abuse: Physical abuse is any intentional or unwanted contact with you or another person, this may include hitting or shaking someone, poisoning, burning someone or even using an object that could cause harm to an individuall. Signs and symptoms of physical abuse can be visible signs such as bruises and cuts or burns on the body or it could be broken bones and open wounds. Sexual Abuse: Sexual abuse is when any sexual activity is forced upon an individual without consent or made to participate or watch sexual activity. Signs and symptoms of sexual abuse could include injuries to or near the genital areas or bleeding or even a sexually transmitted infection can be a sign of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Emotional and psychological abuse: Emotional and psychological abuse is when physical abuse is being made or even threats these can have a big impact.
DLK vs. the United States In order to override privacy concerns without a warrant, law enforcement must be in danger of losing evidence. In the case of DLK vs. the United States, federal agents suspected DLK of growing marijuana plants in his home. Since they had no physical evidence, officers used a thermal scanner to detect any unusual heat patters coming from the home. After scanning and finding a few of those patterns, a judge issued a warrant that resulted in the finding of over 100 marijuana plants. In this case, I believe the government took it too far because there was no warrant allowing officers to scan DLK’s home, there was no danger of losing evidence, and DLK’s fourth amendment rights were violated.
Her primary physician ordered Rocephin, 1gram, IM, daily for ten days. The medication was injected and the first dose was smooth and effective. When the medication was delivered on the second day, the patient refused medication. Assignee and staff nurses tried to educate the patient about medication and disease but patient’s autonomy and right of self-determination protected her for right to refuse the medication. Then, her Doctor, and her power of attorney were contacted due to the refusal of medication.
The first phase was to get all CHF patients approved for free transportation based on their disability and limitations secondary to heart disease. Then with the help of my clinical preceptor a referral form was created for it to be submitted to measure A for approval for potential candidates. The second phase of the project was to identify the reasons for the patient’s no shows with specific targets being lack of transportation. Out of all the CHF patients 50% are no shows to their clinic appointments. Each was called and questioned to find the root of the problem.
I have been clean since May 15, 2006 and still attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings 3-4 times weekly. I was released from probation after 1 year due to good behavior including: passing all drug tests, passing home inspections, going to all my probation appointments, paying all money owed, and not getting into anymore trouble. Today, I do service work for the fellowship and help with different N.A. activities. I have a sponsor that I work diligently with, and have been through the 12 steps.