According to Employment Screening Resources (ESR), health care providers paid $100 million in damages in a single year resulting from injury claims involving staff members with criminal records hired by hospitals or health care facilities. This is a sizeable sum, yet the price is infinite when compared to the cost of negative publicity or the suffering of victims and their families. In this two-page newsletter, we’ll cover important issues such as:
- Legal duty of due diligence
- Why background checks are so important
- Advantages of pre-screening
- Creating a screening program
To read about these and other important issues for healthcare business & professionals, read the two-page newsletter. For more information, contact Nikki Strickler at nstrickler@deeleyinsurance.com or Meagan Krause Kohut at mkohut@deeleyinsurance.com.
