Anesthesia Deaths: They’re Negligence and Compliance Failures
Episode 61
Key Revelations:
“It won’t happen here” can be a dangerous mindset. The worst incidents are often the ones teams never believed could happen—until they do.
A compliance program can protect more than your license. Done properly, it protects your patients, your doctors, and your entire team from preventable risks.
Compliance needs real ownership, authority, resources, and accountability—not just another responsibility added to someone's workload.
Small oversights can create serious consequences. From expired emergency drugs and missing equipment to gaps in training, licenses, infection control, HIPAA, and controlled-substance oversight, the details matter.
The Compliance Problems Hiding in Plain Sight
Duane Tinker, aka “The Tooth Cop,” former Texas Dental Board Investigator and Dental Compliance Expert, reveals why compliance can’t be treated as a checklist—or handed off as “one more thing” for an already-overloaded team member. Without clear ownership, authority, resources, and accountability, even the best compliance plan can sit untouched while the risks keep growing.
“Is my growth real, or am I just masking problems with new locations?”
💡 The “Ask Ken” Question:
Ken's answer: If you're building a second practice that looks, feels, and operates like the first, that's growth. But if you're simply adding locations without the infrastructure, systems, training, and leadership to support them, you're multiplying problems—not building scale.
Cash is often the last thing to show up during a growth phase. The key is making sure you're investing in the infrastructure needed for healthy, well-managed growth.
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