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An emergency physician (EP) caring for a 62-year-old man after a motor vehicle accident interpreted the chest X-ray as negative. The radiologist overreading the chest films the next day noted a left lung nodule, but the patient was never notified.
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Psychiatric patients boarded in EDs awaiting available beds present significant liability risks for emergency physicians (EPs) for several reasons, according to Leslie Zun, MD, MBA, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, IL
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Infectious diseases account for a significant percentage of emergency department (ED) visits each year and are frequent sources of litigation. A plaintiff verdict or settlement is usually based on a delay in diagnosis and subsequent substandard treatment. It is important to recognize specific infectious entities early to avoid medical-legal exposure. We present five cases of infectious disease malpractice that highlight pearls and pitfalls.
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Its time to rethink those dirty scrubs that hospital employees wear into the cafeteria, on the subway, in the grocery store, or home to their families. Evidence is mounting that home-laundered scrubs can spread infection.
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Are you helping smokers by banning them from your staff? Are you serving as a model of health by taking a tough stand or by promoting wellness and accepting that some employees will continue to smoke?
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The federal budget sequestration may have led to delayed flights and canceled White House tours, but by mid-April, the belt-tightening had not had an obvious impact on the main function of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforcement.
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Seeking joy and meaning in work might seem like a stretch for a workforce that tops other sectors for back strain, workplace violence and stress-related disorders.
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Forget about modest goals and incremental progress. Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center wants to cut its rate of employee injury in half by June 2015. And it already has an injury rate that is just one-third of the average rate for hospitals.
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If you want employees to make healthier food choices in your cafeteria, keep it simple.
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Some health care employers are failing to take even the most basic steps to protect against bloodborne pathogen exposures, and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is beginning to take notice.
