by Theresa Drass | Dec 5, 2023 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, Consultant, justice system, Lawsuits, Lawyers, Legal Nurse Consultant
Deposition Defined “A deposition is the recorded sworn oral testimony of a party or witness before trial [as part of discovery]. Depositions are used to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing party’s case. It is extremely important for the...
by Theresa Drass | Nov 9, 2023 | CMS regulations, Consultant, healthcare, Lawsuits, Legal Nurse Consultant
🧑⚕️Snapple Fact #1650: Surgeons that regularly play video games make 37% fewer errors. 🎮 🏥For more practical advice and evidence-based practices like this to keep healthcare safe… see your friendly, local certified legal nurse consultant! 🧑⚖️ ⚖️Legal...
by Theresa Drass | Nov 6, 2023 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, Community, Consultant, healthcare, Lawsuits
Unique Challenges that are Inherent to Leading Health Care Teams One of the unique challenges that are inherent to leading health care teams is engaging interdisciplinary team members in the context of the difference in the roles and expectations of diverse...
by Theresa Drass | Oct 27, 2023 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, Content creation, healthcare, justice system, Lawsuits, Legal Nurse Consultant, Mental Health
In addition to #suicidality, two of the most potentially dangerous situations -physically and emotionally- for patients receiving behavioral medicine and addiction recovery services are: 1)unanticipated discharges from treatment, e.g. #AMA/ Administrative Discharges,...
by Theresa Drass | Oct 22, 2023 | CMS regulations, Community, Consultant, Content creation, Cybersecurity Awareness, healthcare, justice system, Lawsuits, Lawyers, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Consultant
🍂 Each October in healthcare facilities, healthcare workers anticipate the start of flu vaccine administration and cybersecurity awareness training. 👩💻 🙇♀️ For those of us not so enthusiastic about either, a good educational refresher on their respective importance-...
by Theresa Drass | Aug 28, 2023 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, Consultant, Lawyers, Mental Health, Networking, Nurse Consultant, project management, Recovery Oriented Care, Restraint Reduction, Substance Use Disorders
Eleven years ago, I sat down next to Nadiyah Gary and we started the next part of our mutual journey in hospital administration. Over the next decade, we made great progress in improving safety, treatment outcomes, and patient and staff satisfaction. Nadiyah is a...
