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What Did Transferring EP Tell Receiving EP? If Bad Outcome Occurs, Stories May Differ
Finger-pointing between transferring and receiving EPs benefits only the plaintiff’s attorney.
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Is ED Discharge Followed by Sudden Death? Plaintiff’s Attorneys Will Be Interested
Of 47 unexpected deaths following hospital admission from the ED, half were preventable, according to a recent study.
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Did Patient Deteriorate After Discharge? Suit May Allege Failure to Get a Consult
EPs should be particularly mindful of the timeline from arrival to diagnosis.
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This Documentation in ED Chart Got EP Dismissed from Med/Mal Suit
Excellent documentation of a telephone consultation with a specialist was a key factor in an EP defendant’s dismissal from a recent malpractice case.
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Negligent Supervision Becomes the Case
There is an uptick in claims involving patients seen by advance practice providers instead of EPs.
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Pediatric Head Injury
The impact of traumatic brain injury as a leading cause of death and morbidity in the pediatric population cannot be ignored, and significantly impacts any provider who cares for children.
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FDA Actions
FDA fast-tracks approval of a new drug combination for treatment of heart failure; warns about medication errors for two drugs; approves first monoclonal anti-body as second-line treatment for high cholesterol; green lights oral medication for treatment of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma; and approves two new hepatitis C treatments.
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New Research Weighs Benefits of Triple Therapy for Patients Who Have Undergone PCI
A new study suggests that more is perhaps not better.
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Portal addresses environmental challenges
The Joint Commission and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering have launched a Physical Environment Portal to provide free online resources and tools for healthcare facilities to be compliant with the eight most challenging Life Safety and Environment of Care standards.
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CMS addresses false fingernails and immediate-use sterilization
In a letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to state survey agency directors, the agency spells out changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet and its Manual Instructions for areas including artificial fingernails and immediate use steam sterilization.