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SGLT2 Inhibitors: Now The Bad News
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors are approved as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. This drug class has been also used off-label to improve glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Did ED Patient Refuse Admission? This Documentation Is Essential
If the patient refused admission and a bad outcome occurs, the plaintiff’s attorney will likely allege the EP was negligent for failing to insist on the patient being admitted, and that the EP should have protected the patient against the patient’s own bad judgment.
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Length-of-Stay Benchmarks Linked to Fewer Adverse Events
EDs with a higher percentage of patients meeting length-of-stay benchmarks on a given shift had lower rates of adverse events, according to a recent study.
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Bad Outcome in ‘Boarded’ ED Patient? Reduce Likelihood of EP’s Liability
Poor communication is often root of claims.
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Is EP ‘Over-documenting’ with EMRs? Malpractice Defense Will Be Difficult
Otherwise defensible claims against EPs are being settled.
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Apology Laws: Better Read the Fine Print
Not all apologies are equal. Many statutes don't offer protection from admission of fault and are merely expressions of sympathy.
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Health care workers’ exposure to oncology drugs creates risk, need to reinforce safe handling
Evidence continues to accumulate that oncology drugs used to treat cancer patients pose a risk to health care workers. -
Quick tips on simple ergonomic changes to reduce health care worker aches and pains
Health systems typically have limited resources when it comes to making ergonomic changes in their facilities. However, there are some simple ways to improve work stations for hospital staff that will not break an organization’s budget. -
Time to take a stand: ‘Sitting Disease’ can lead to a host of maladies for sedentary workers
When employee health leaders envision daily challenges for health care workers, desk work typically is not at the top of the list. -
Small hospitals to OSHA: Proposed infectious disease standard is too costly, ‘redundant’
A proposed rule designed to protect health care workers from infectious diseases places a costly burden on small hospitals.