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Can Patients Successfully Sue if Exposed to Ebola in ED Waiting Room?
An Ebola patient presents to an emergency department (ED) and is either misdiagnosed and discharged or is not appropriately isolated and infects others. What is the liability risk for the emergency physician (EP)? -
Do Hospitals Have an Obligation to Check the Patient’s Insurance Status Before Transfer From the ED?
In a fascinating case that raises more questions than provides answers, a Louisiana appellate court grappled with the issue of whether the Louisiana Medicaid program was required to pay for the out-of-state inpatient care provided to its Medicaid enrollee in Georgia after transfer from a Louisiana hospital emergency department. -
New veterans often need specialized services, referrals to VA programs
Military veterans who recently served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries often return home with “invisible” healthcare needs that might be overlooked in community healthcare settings. -
Side Effects of Opioids
More than 40% of ED visits are related to pain.1 The Joint Commission has made the assessment and treatment of pain in the ED one of its standards.2 The use of opioid medications has been increasing in both adults and children.3-5 In 2009 there were more than 200 million prescriptions for opioid medications, with enough medication dispensed to supply every adult in the United States with the equivalent of 5 mg of hydrocodone every four hours for one month.
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Researchers: New resources needed to reduce admission variation
Emergency providers determine whether to admit patients to the hospital every day, but a new study suggests that while many of these decisions are consistent and clear-cut regardless of region or hospital, for certain common, low-mortality conditions, some physicians are as much as six times more likely to admit patients than others. -
Case managers take note as opioid abuse becomes epidemic
Prescription opioid misuse and abuse is an expensive and dangerous problem nationwide as injured workers stay on the drugs too long, hurting their recovery and dampening their motivation to return to work. -
Case managers serve as care coaches for Medicaid-Medicare population
A new Affordable Care Act demonstration project in Illinois has case managers working with a Medicare-Medicaid population to meet their psychosocial needs in addition to monitoring their health. -
Care coaches assist Medicaid members
The care coaching model of case management provided through the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MAI) in Illinois provides social support to people at risk for escalating health problems. -
Hypertension a risk for many hospital workers
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other leading causes of death, and now a new study has found that some hospital workers have significantly higher risk of developing the disease. -
Primary Care Reports - Full January 2015 Issue in PDF