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Volume 16 • Issue 3• $5.00 September 2019
THE REGION’S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS

Real Estate Barry Gibb Headlines Malpractice

Chris Evert T ennis Insurance

and Gala Weekend

Legendary Athletes

and Celebrities for 30 years

BY BARBARA R. FALLON

Mark your calendars for the
30th Annual Chris Evert Pro-
Celebrity Classic and Annual
Black-Tie Gala for the weekend
Charles Michelson
of November 22-24, 2019. It is a
must attend for tennis fans and
South Florida benefactors sup- Tom Murphy
The Future of porting at-risk children.
In July , Chris Evert Charities
Healthcare – announced a new relationship with Advanced
title sponsor, Chase Private Client,
An Ongoing which will continue to bolster the support Barry Gibb Practice
of this annual extravaganza.
Chris Evert said, “I’m so grateful they have come on-board so togeth-
Dialogue er we can help drug exposed, abused and neglected children.” Providers’ (APPs)

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Increased
BY CHARLES MICHELSON,
AIA, ACHA, LEED AP Hurricane Preparedness Practice Means

As healthcare providers work toward Increased Risk
planning our community’s healthcare
future, what are the necessary transi- Setting the Stage for a Successful
tions and innovations that will influence BY DANIEL CASCIATO
future facilities in providing healthcare Claim Recovery –
and well care to our community? Healthcare professionals want to pre-
Every few years, healthcare providers 2019 Hurricane Season vent any potential legal actions as it
look inward and take inventory to pre- relates to the excellent care they provide
pare their vision to serve the community to their patients. This includes advanced
for the full spectrum of their healthcare practice providers (APPs), such as Nurse
needs – and to become a truly integrated BY MICHAEL FAZEKAS Practitioners who now face similar legal
healthcare network. One of the new AND KIRSTEN issues to those experienced by physicians
(and dramatically changing) compo- AMBROZE and other medical providers.
nents in the planning and design of According to Tom Murphy, a Med Mal
healthcare facilities will be in the inte- The 2019 hurricane and Workers Comp Specialist with
gration of technology into our physical season has arrived, Danna-Gracey, one of the largest inde-
plant building designs. Advances in prompting all organiza- pendent brokers of insurance coverages
technology that will update the design of tions to ask the question, for the healthcare sector, the most com-
our medical facilities include: “How would we recover mon causes for a malpractice claim
Telemedicine – The ability to provide from a catastrophic involving APPs are as follows:
medical information from where people event?” The impacts of • Failure to follow the standard of care;
live in the community to the healthcare both Hurricanes Irma and • Improper use of medical equipment;
provider. Not a substitute for the rela- Michael serve as exam- Michael Fazekas Kirsten Ambroze • Failure to document;
tionship between a medical provider and ples of potential expo- • Failure to monitor and properly
their patients, it can provide additional sures, emphasizing the importance of disaster preparedness. Hurricane Michael assess the patient care, and;
medical feedback and interaction in caused the evacuation of more than 30 healthcare facilities due to physical damage • Failure to communicate.
smaller community dispersed locations. and loss of power. Hurricane Irma caused power outages to more than 200 Florida One area of concern that has increased
Artificial intelligence – This will not hospitals and nursing homes, while roughly 50 hospitals operated off backup power. rapidly over the past few years, Murphy
replace the physician-patient relation- Disaster preparedness planning can reduce the risk of significant financial losses. notes, is related to the opioid crisis and
ship, but the power of statistics can pro- This process pin points actions critical to minimize the overall damage following a the improper prescription and monitor-
vide direction to physicians in treating tragic disaster. ing of these controlled substances.
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