If attracting, developing and retaining a high-performance workforce is not challenging enough, recent developments have opened the door to emerging new legal hazards for healthcare employers. Whether arising from legislative action, a court ruling or administrative decision, these issues merit serious attention.

Although some are less than obvious, overlooking these threats can lead to time-consuming and costly investigations or litigation. With this in mind, here is a Top Ten List of Traps emerging from our changing legal environment, with some comments about safeguarding your hospital or healthcare organization...

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