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Citing Inadequate Staffing, Nurses Sue Detroit Hospital
Claiming staffing deficiencies that place healthcare workers and patients at risk, a nursing union has filed a lawsuit against Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Detroit.
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CDC Recommends Antiviral Treatments Due to Flu Vaccine Mismatch
The predominant circulating influenza virus this season is a poor match with the vaccine, meaning that antiviral drug treatments may be critical for the protection of high-risk patients.
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What’s Driving Physician Burnout? Constant Change
A recent survey of healthcare leaders cited “change fatigue” as one of the primary drivers of burnout among healthcare workers, particularly physicians who work with a traditional autonomy that carries some risk of becoming isolating and depressing.
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Teaching Situational Awareness, De-escalation Techniques
Violence at some level is intrinsically unpredictable, but there are practical methods and techniques workers can be trained in to prevent events — and minimize the effect of events that do occur.
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California Violence Prevention Law Sets New Standard for Nation
Hundreds of hospitals and other healthcare facilities in California are implementing a statewide workplace violence law, with an April 1, 2018, deadline looming to have a written prevention plan in place. Implementing the requirements of the state law — California SB 1299 — are proving challenging at some facilities.
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ED Providers’ Documentation Clashes Help Plaintiffs Prove Negligence
If ED providers’ documentation conflicts in any way, plaintiff attorneys will use this to bolster a malpractice case. Conflicting documentation makes it difficult for either side to determine what really happened.
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‘Gotcha’ Deposition Questions Can Devastate Even Well-prepared EPs
Deposition questions are designed to elicit damaging testimony from EPs. A “yes” response to a seemingly innocuous question about the standard of care can lead to a world of trouble for the defense team.
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Sparse Neurology Exam Complicates ED Defense of Missed Stroke
Sparse or inaccurate charting allows plaintiff attorneys to allege inadequate neurological examination in missed stroke cases against EPs. However, documentation that includes a thorough description of all the aspects of the exam, an explanation of why the EP didn’t think stroke was likely, and an indication that the EP consulted a neurologist can help the defense.
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Late Electronic Medical Record Entries Create Indefensible ED Malpractice Claims
Malpractice cases may become indefensible if the forensic IT expert can prove the ED chart was altered in some way. Data regarding physical examination or history can appear self-serving. The veracity of altered information will be questioned. Even if the EP’s motive was valid, it may appear otherwise.
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EPs Face Legal Exposure as ‘Captain of the Ship,’ Even for Triage Mistakes
An EP could be hundreds of feet away when a patient with a life-threatening condition is mistriaged. That doesn’t necessarily stop an affected patient from suing that EP for the resulting adverse outcome.