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Just One Malpractice Payout Means Far Higher Risk for Future Claims
Of 841,961 physicians with zero paid claims in the 2009-2013 period, only 3.3% were the subject of one or more claims in the next five years (2018-2023). Of 34,512 physicians with one paid claim in the prior period, 12% were the subject of one or more claims in the next five years. Of 4,189 physicians with two paid claims in the prior period, 22.4% were the subject of one or more claims in the next five years. Of 1,214 physicians with three paid claims in the prior period, 37% were the subject of one or more claims in the next five years.
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Tennessee Develops EMS Response Program for Low-Acuity Medicaid Patients
The program, modeled after ET3, once implemented statewide, is estimated to reduce unnecessary visits to the ED, ease crowding of emergency medical services, and generate more than $8 million annually in Tennessee Medicaid program savings.
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ET3 Pilot Hailed as Big Step Toward Fully Leveraging EMS
In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a five-year pilot program called Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3), an approach that enables participating EMS programs to connect some patients with lower-acuity problems to emergency providers via telemedicine at the scene. Most participants are excited about leveraging the approach to accelerate needed care to patients, decompress EDs, and maximize the skills of the EMS workforce.
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Why Navigators Are Essential to CA Bridge
While not all participating EDs in California have a Bridge clinic on their campus, the essence of the model is to make it easy for patients to receive the care they need. To do this, each ED should designate a champion to drive the program and a navigator to facilitate treatment access.
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Health Systems Look to Duplicate California Substance Use Disorder Treatment Model
Administrators in several states want to leverage their EDs as a critical point of access to identify and treat substance use disorder.
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California Lawmaker Pushes for More Mental Health Professionals in Hospitals
Employing trained mental health providers on site is important, but are there enough resources to meet the need?
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An Update of Soft Tissue Neck Infection in Children
Soft tissue neck infections seem to have surged. Understanding the anatomy, differential, and appropriate antibiotic therapy is critical for every provider to assure the best care for our smallest patients.
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Sparsentan Tablets (Filspari)
Sparsentan can be prescribed to alleviate proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy who are at risk of rapid disease progression — generally, a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio 1.5 mg/g or higher.
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Long-Term Maintenance Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
An extended six-year follow-up of the HOST-EXAM study revealed the consistent benefit of the primary endpoint of fewer major cardiovascular events and less bleeding with clopidogrel vs. low-dose aspirin monotherapy in post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients who were on dual antiplatelet therapy for one year.
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Does COVID Vaccination Prevent Car Crashes?
In a large study, lack of COVID vaccination was associated with more incidents of car crash injuries.