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Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
MONOGRAPH: Early recognition and treatment has been shown to improve patient outcomes.
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Top Patient Safety Risks Include Health IT Issues, Patient ID Errors
Failure to embrace a safety culture is listed as number 10 on this year’s list of the top 10 patient safety concerns for healthcare organizations.
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Tackling Disrespectful, Unprofessional Provider Behaviors
A systematic approach requires careful planning, the ability to track and measure outcomes, and high-level support.
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Advance Care Planning With and Without an Annual Wellness Visit
If performed and documented appropriately, advance care planning can now be billed by the emergency provider in addition to an evaluation and management level.
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New Tool Improves Processes, Streamlines Operations
A one-page aid facilitates shared decision-making, improves patient knowledge, and leads to more efficient use of resources in low-risk chest pain patients.
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Targeting Common Pain Syndromes With Non-Opioid Alternatives
It takes a hospital to prevent acute pain from becoming chronic.
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CDC Says One-third of Antibiotic Prescriptions Are Pointless
Study is part of broad effort to cut inappropriate antibiotic use in half by 2020.
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ED Push - May 2016 First Issue
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Data: Medical Errors Third Leading Cause of U.S. Deaths
Researchers find medical error deaths outpace several other causes, call for reporting reforms.
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ECG Review: SVT in a 13-Year-Old Patient
The ECG in the figure below was obtained from an otherwise healthy 13-year-old boy. He was alert and hemodynamically stable at the time this ECG was recorded. How should one interpret this tracing?