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At the end of life, there often comes a point when there's nothing more, clinically, that can be done. That's when the music starts for some patients.
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Some doctors are prescribing the off-label use of antipsychotic medications approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder without strong evidence that they are effective when prescribed instead for dementia, depression, and other psychiatric disorders, according to a government analysis.
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In this last part of the three-part series examining recent cases concerning expert witness testimony, we will look at the effect of state tort reform measures in addressing the expert witness problem.
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For emergency department (ED) personnel, the most troublesome patients often are those who don't want treatment at all.
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If your patient has a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and you are fearful of him or her infecting others, you may be tempted to inform the patient's spouse or significant other.
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If you are an emergency department physician and you are sued, your liability exposure depends on your status with the facility.
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When two outpatient surgery departments faced disaster in the past year, they learned just how important it is to participate in disaster drills and to come together as a team when a crisis hits.
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In President Bush' proposed budget, the inflation increase for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) has been decreased by 0.065 percentage points starting in 2010 for surgery centers and 2008 for HOPDs.
