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EDs Expect ‘Explosion’ in EMR-related Malpractice Litigation
Experts warn cases soon will become routine.
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EP Defendants Admit EMR Template Didn’t Fit Patient
Limited choices offered by EMRs have triggered litigation.
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How E-discovery Is Changing ED Malpractice Defense
In most cases, EMR proves standard of care was met.
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Hard-to-Dispute Evidence Shows EPs Were Not Negligent
Malpractice case ‘rapidly decided against the plaintiff.’
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What if It’s the EP’s Word Against an EMR Timestamp?
‘All the EP can do is settle. He or she has lost the case.’ -
HHS OIG Offers Compliance Resource Guide
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) is offering a guide for measuring the effectiveness of a healthcare compliance program.
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Home Nutrition Orders Often Incorrect
Patients often are at risk of being overfed or underfed when prescribed home nutrition doesn’t meet their needs, according to research presented recently at the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Clinical Nutrition Week (CNW) conference.
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Standardize Physician Cards for Quality, Savings
Physician preference cards are intended to keep everything moving smoothly in surgery and improve quality of care, but too often they can complicate the process without adding any benefit. When that happens, the problem usually is that the preference cards have been allowed to proliferate with little or no oversight, one expert says.
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Nursing Education Improves RRT Team Efficiency
The Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle improved the performance of its rapid response teams (RRTs) by improving staff familiarity with them. The better staff understand how to work with an RRT, the better the outcome for the patient, the leadership found.
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Get Patients Moving More to Decrease Vent Time
An Arizona hospital has found that a concerted effort to get ventilated patients moving more can significantly decrease their time on a vent, resulting in better patient outcomes and cost savings.