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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 5, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Practical Management of the Suicidal Patient in the Emergency Department
Recently The Joint Commission created a new standard, which calls for the identification of ED patients who are suicidal. This is based, in part, on the fact that a significant proportion of patients who die by suicide are seen in the ED in the months prior to their suicide. However, many of these patients are seen for non-mental health reasons. -
LRC: Excessive bleeding after childbirth leads to mother's death, over $15 million in damages
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CMS issues rule on Stark exceptions
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Med-mal cost growing at slowest rate in 14 years
The cost of medical malpractice is growing at the slowest rate in the 14-year history of the Aon/ASHRM Hospital and Physician Professional Liability Benchmark report. -
Long-term care liability costs on the rise
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Healthcare Risk Management - Full February 2014 Issue in PDF
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TJC issues NPSG on clinical alarms
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LRC: Delayed bacterial infection diagnosis leads to $9.5 million verdict
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Your 'nicest' patient could sue you for malpractice
The patient who is most compliant and never complains could inadvertently lead staff to provide substandard care.