Crime Medical Staff

Violence Against Health Care Workers: Legislative …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/05/violence-against-health-care-workers/

In many states, it is a felony to assault a police officer, paramedic, or EMT. Physicians, nurses, and other health care workers are not afforded these protections in most states. Elise Wilson is a registered nurse who can attest to the experience of violence in …

Should A Nurse's Fatal Medical Error Be Prosecuted?

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/10/709971677/when-a-nurse-is-prosecuted-for-a-fatal-medical-mistake-does-it-make-medicine-saf

A former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and abuse in February for making a medical mistake …

Emergency Medical Services in the Crime Scene - JEMS

https://www.jems.com/best-practices/emergency-medical-services-in-the-crime-scene/

To protect and serve: The ethical dilemma of allowing

https://bulletin.facs.org/2017/10/to-protect-and-serve-the-ethical-dilemma-of-allowing-police-access-to-trauma-patients/

Gunshot victims are often brought to the adult ED simply because of proximity or because the exact age of the patient is initially …

Health Care Fraud: Physicians as White Collar Criminals?

https://jaapl.org/content/37/3/286

The common types of fraud committed by physicians include billing for services that were never rendered, providing unnecessary treatments or tests, upcoding (billing for a more …

Is It a Felony to Hit or Assault a Nurse? - FindLaw

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/criminal-defense/is-it-a-felony-to-hit-or-assault-a-nurse/

These training programs are aimed at nurses and medical staff, teaching them how to recognize and respond to potentially violent situations, hopefully …

505-When does the Privacy Rule allow covered entities …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/505/what-does-the-privacy-rule-allow-covered-entities-to-disclose-to-law-enforcement-officials/index.html

When responding to an off-site medical emergency, as necessary to alert law enforcement about criminal activity, specifically, the commission and nature of the …

When Does HIPAA Allow Hospitals to Give Patient …

https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/hospital/when_does_hipaa_allow_hospitals_give_patient_health_information_to_police/

To report evidence of a crime that occurred on the hospital’s premises. 3. When responding to an off-site emergency to alert law enforcement of criminal activity.

How medical teams are coping with rising knife crime

https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l104

Wednesday lunchtime, and a man drives his car to the front of the hospital having been stabbed multiple times, including in the chest. Rob Jackson, a nurse clinician at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen …

Medical Staff Treating ‘Serious Head Trauma,' ‘Mangled …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/medical-staff-treating-serious-head-trauma-mangled-limbs-after-suv-crashes-into-hingham-apple-store/ar-AA14nnki

Medical staff at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts are treating 17 patients after an SUV crashed through the window of an Apple Store in …