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A full three-quarters of all hospital EDs in the United States don't have enough specialists who specifically treat cardiac or neurological problems, according to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change.
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In a scene reminiscent of the anthrax scares of 2001-2002, an unidentified male walked into the ED at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 22, and then exited the ED after leaving behind a bottle containing white powder.
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The initial reaction to the creation of two new composite APCs (8002, 8003) in the final Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for 2008 was greeted with surprise and welcome by ED experts who had been pushing for just such a move.
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Many EDs videotape trauma cases for quality improvement and educational purposes, but some have put a stop to this practice due to concern about lawsuits.
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This article comprehensively reviews the differential diagnosis, testing, and therapy for an infant with jaundice.
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Emergency physicians and pre-hospital personnel are trained to intervene rapidly in critical situations. In the absence of information to the contrary, a patient's desire to be resuscitated must be assumedespecially when withholding life-sustaining procedures may result in death.
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How can a hospital be sued by a plaintiff's attorney when the alleged negligence was committed by the independently contracted emergency physician?
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Many EDs videotape trauma cases for quality improvement and educational purposes, but some have put a stop to this practice due to concern about lawsuits.
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If a man was discharged from your ED after being treated for injuries resulting from a fistfight, the ED record might state that the patient agreed to go into an anger management program and that he was given a referral to outpatient therapy. But most likely, it would neither document whether the patient had access to a gun nor other factors indicating that the potential for violence was assessed by ED staff.
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The medical record is an essential component of the physician-patient relationship. It is used to document the interaction between patients, physicians, and other medical and non-medical personnel. Without the medical record, it would be impossible to coordinate appropriate, timely, and continuous medical care.
