Lorie Brown’s article from AllNurses on HIPAA violations following the incident with Jussie Smollett, the actor from the TV series, “Empire”, at Chicago’s Northwestern Hospital. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]

"If I were the risk manager, I'd be putting procedures in place" to prevent foreseeable injuries, says Lorie A. Brown, RN, MN, JD, founder of the Brown Law Office P.C. in Indianapolis. "Policies and procedures set the standard of care. Without that, there's no standard. It helps everybody to do the same thing. If you follow the rules and follow the policy, and the standards are reasonable, and are followed, no jury will find you guilty of negligence. If you don't, it's a breach of your duty of … [Read more...]