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While our nations' emergency physicians were considerate enough to hold their annual scientific assembly in weather-ravaged New Orleans, the courts in the Bayou dealt the house of medicine its version of a tsunami and trailing hurricane ...
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Knowledge of the requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is lacking in the emergency department (ED), according to a recent study.
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A 49-year-old woman waits for two hours at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, IL's ED after reporting chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea to the triage nurse.
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In tandem with the movement toward electronic medical records, electronic prescribing has gained momentum, most notably with the mandate found in the Medicare Modernization Act to adopt standards by 2008.
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Stroke remains the third leading cause of death, but more importantly the cause of severe morbidity particularly among the elderly. Up to two-thirds of strokes leave the patient with significant disabilities, often requiring institutional care.
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