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‘Dry Run’ for Radiology Improves Patient Safety
Radiology can be a complex process using the latest technology, and the results can drive the course of a patient’s care. Getting it right the first time is not always easy.
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Alarm Fatigue Still Serious, Solutions Slow to Come
Alarm fatigue still is a serious threat to patient safety, and years of effort have yielded minimal improvement, experts say.
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Ethics Involvement Needed With Complex Discharges
Ethicists are seeing increasing numbers of consults involving concerns with discharge planning.
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Study: Little Difference in Outcomes Between ACO and Non-ACO Patients
Accountable care organizations were established to reduce costs and improve quality of care, but do they achieve those goals?
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Diabetes Prevention Program Shows Positive Outcomes for Patients
Chronic illness case management works better with optimal patient engagement. In one primary care provider practice’s experience, a diabetes care program has improved diabetic patients’ self-management.
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Health System’s Transitional Care Program Includes Out-of-area Patients
Some of the biggest challenges in care transition involve bridging patient care between the hospital and the community — especially when the community is hundreds of miles away.
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Pediatric Medication Safety
Our smallest patients are the most vulnerable to medication errors. An awareness of potential vulnerabilities when prescribing in this population is essential. The authors discuss when medication errors are particularly likely, common types of errors, and strategies to minimize the potential for errors.
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Episode 9: Limiting Liability Risks in Pediatric Emergency Care
With pediatric emergencies, the stakes are high. Protecting patients and limiting liability risks can present significant challenges. In this episode, Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine professor Ann Dietrich, MD, offers advice to practitioners in this field.
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Many EPs Rely on Observation to Mitigate Legal Risks
Many EPs routinely place patients in observation if those patients do not meet inpatient admission criteria but EPs believe the patients are at risk. This is true even if the perceived risk is just 1%, according to a recent study.
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Did ED Fail to Give Appropriate Discharge Instructions?
Contributory negligence, in those jurisdictions that recognize it, can be difficult to demonstrate. This is because the patient’s negligence must occur at or about the same time as the physician’s alleged negligence. The difficulty of arguing that the patient is at fault for failing to tell the EP an important piece of history is another obstacle.