Articles Tagged With:
-
Making pharmacists part of the multidisciplinary team
Having pharmacists on the multidisciplinary team can help ensure that patients progress well in the hospital and that they follow their medication plan at home and avoid emergency department visits or readmissions. -
Hospital brings discharge meds to the bedside
The pharmacy at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, fills about 75% of the prescriptions that patients are given at discharge. -
Hospital Case Management - Full February 1, 2014 Issue in PDF
-
Malpractice claims against OB/GYNs often stem from 'one-size-fits-all' approach to labor and delivery
Claims against obstetricians involving routine procedures often involve the provider adopting a "one-size-fits-all" approach to labor and delivery, as opposed to an individual care plan. -
Radiologist dismissed from case due to documentation - Cases often hinge on communication of results
Poor communication between ordering physicians and radiologists can result in malpractice claims alleging failure to notify patients of results. -
Claims alleging inappropriate referrals are 'relatively uncommon' - Referring doctors aren't vicariously liable
Referring a patient to a physician in the wrong specialty, or to a doctor who the referring physician knows or should know is impaired, could result in a lawsuit alleging negligent referral. -
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF
-
The battler: CRE can't beat an indomitable spirit
Of all the motivations to become an infectious disease doctor, this is one of the more unusual paths taken: lose most of one leg and nearly all of your life to a series of recurrent near pan-resistant bacterial infections that you've finally fought into remission but still have a 30% chance of coming back and trying to kill you. -
CDC trying to rein in antibiotic use in LTC
-
CMS questions during a nursing home survey