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This Documentation in ED Chart Got EP Dismissed from Med/Mal Suit
Excellent documentation of a telephone consultation with a specialist was a key factor in an EP defendant’s dismissal from a recent malpractice case.
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Negligent Supervision Becomes the Case
There is an uptick in claims involving patients seen by advance practice providers instead of EPs.
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Pediatric Head Injury
The impact of traumatic brain injury as a leading cause of death and morbidity in the pediatric population cannot be ignored, and significantly impacts any provider who cares for children.
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FDA Actions
FDA fast-tracks approval of a new drug combination for treatment of heart failure; warns about medication errors for two drugs; approves first monoclonal anti-body as second-line treatment for high cholesterol; green lights oral medication for treatment of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma; and approves two new hepatitis C treatments.
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New Research Weighs Benefits of Triple Therapy for Patients Who Have Undergone PCI
A new study suggests that more is perhaps not better.
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Portal addresses environmental challenges
The Joint Commission and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering have launched a Physical Environment Portal to provide free online resources and tools for healthcare facilities to be compliant with the eight most challenging Life Safety and Environment of Care standards.
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CMS addresses false fingernails and immediate-use sterilization
In a letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to state survey agency directors, the agency spells out changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet and its Manual Instructions for areas including artificial fingernails and immediate use steam sterilization.
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Follow these standards, director recommends for outpatient surgery programs
What should outpatient surgery managers do when it comes to multi-dose vials? Adhere to national recognized guidelines, recommends Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, of Washington, OK, director of accreditation and survey readiness for Surgical Care Affiliates.
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What do you do about multi-dose vials when you have a drug shortage?
Drug shortages are increasing, so outpatient surgery programs must develop strategies for dealing with them, advises Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, of Washington, OK, director of accreditation and survey readiness for Surgical Care Affiliates.
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Outpatient surgery managers are in a tough place regarding how to handle multiple-dose vials
When it comes to the sensitive issue of using one vial on one patient, do you feel as if you’re in a no-win position? If so, you’re not alone.