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When your average employee is making $12 an hour, you face distinct and unique challenges.
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Which is the correct antibiotic? It's an increasingly complicated question for ED physicians, and presents significant liability risks.
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A growing number of hospitals are allowing patients to view their own medical records electronically. Does this increase liability risks for emergency physicians?
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Some studies suggest that drug screens rarely influence clinical interventions or disposition, but other authors support the use of routine drug screening in the ED. In addition to this dispute, the test itself is associated with problems that restrict its ability to provide real-time, clinically-relevant information and is often misunderstood by the ordering physician.
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Treatment of severe hypertension in today's busy emergency departments can be confusing and a large source of medical liability.
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Bendamustine hydrochloride for injection (Treanda®) was approved on March 20, 2008, for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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Immunization awareness plays an important role in patient care; in fact, most adults are unaware that immunizations are not just for kids anymore. Therefore, it is the responsibility of health care providers to be knowledgeable about pertinent vaccines for their patient population.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its transformation of how it pays ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) and hospitals for outpatient services, but each iteration of the four-year project nonetheless manages to raise a fresh round of objections.
