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When traumatically injured patients are admitted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the only Level 1 Trauma Center in New Hampshire, their care is coordinated from arrival in the emergency department (ED) through discharge.
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At Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System, a "full disclosure of unanticipated outcomes" policy has prevented several threatened malpractice lawsuits involving ED patients.
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Most emergency physicians perform medical services pursuant to some type of written provider agreement.
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In the turmoil of President Bush's recent nominations for the U.S. Supreme Court there has been a great deal of discussion concerning judicial philosophy or judicial temperament.
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When being verbally confronted during a deposition, you may be tempted to blurt out a statement you may later regret.
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An ED attending physician discharged a mutual patient prematurely and inappropriately while the resident was involved with another patient. A resident claims he was "just following orders" that led to an adverse outcome.
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Murder allegations against a physician and two nurses at a New Orleans hospital have stirred up the health care industry, especially the hospitals and other providers that suffered through the dire conditions after Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005.
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The attorney representing Anna Pou, MD, accused of murdering patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, says the doctor should be lauded for her work in the flooded hospital, not charged with any crime.
