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What Are Legal Considerations if ED Security Guards Are Armed?
Should ED security be armed with guns, Tasers, or pepper spray?
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ED Staff in Crossfire of Violence Can Lead to Negligence Claims
Assaults occur disproportionately in EDs.
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Can Plaintiff Attorney Convince Jury That ED Security Was Poorly Trained?
Training gaps might become obvious at deposition.
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Expect Excessive Force Allegations if Security Harms ED Patient
ED restraint policies will undergo ‘a great deal of scrutiny.’
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Embryo Implantation
A recent study tracking embryos after embryo transfer has provided insight into why embryos have a greater tendency to ultimately implant in the lower uterine segment, thereby predisposing patients to a greater risk of placental complications.
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Contraception, Migraines, and Stroke
In this case-control study, women with migraines with aura using combined hormonal contraception had six times the odds of experiencing ischemic stroke compared to women without migraines not using combined hormonal contraception. Use of combined hormonal contraception among women with migraines without aura was not associated with an increased risk of stroke over baseline.
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Rude Parents Can Affect Quality of Care
Clinicians may unknowingly lower the quality of care after a pediatric patient’s parents are rude, according to a recent study.
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Maternity Quality Improving, Early Electives Almost Gone
Efforts to reduce the rate of early elective deliveries have been a huge success, with the rate declining to just 1.9%, according to the latest report from The Leapfrog Group, a Washington DC-based nonprofit representing employers and other purchasers. That rate is the lowest since Leapfrog began collecting maternity care quality data.
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Parent-reported Errors May Not Make It to Medical Record
Parents notice a significant number of medical errors but their reports sometimes do not make it into the medical record, according to a recent study.
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$1.3 Million from Big Data QI
A Maryland hospital has gone from losing $1.2 million in quality-based reimbursement in one year to gaining $1.3 million the next year, after implementing several quality improvement initiatives using big data.