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Could EP Defendant Be Held to Inappropriate Standard of Care?
Virtually every malpractice lawsuit against an emergency physician (EP) involves a conflict over whether the standard of care was met. “Breach of the standard of care is one of four things that must be proven in order to win a medical malpractice lawsuit; appropriate medical care would negate a medical malpractice claim,” explains William Sullivan, DO, JD, FACEP, an EP at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago and a practicing attorney in Frankfort, IL.
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Is Parent Signing Child Out AMA in Your ED? Hostility Can Lead to Lawsuit
If a parent wishes to sign out a child against medical advice (AMA), emergency physicians (EPs) may become offended, annoyed, hostile, or appear unconcerned. These reactions increase the risk of a malpractice suit being filed in the event of a bad outcome, warns Laura Pimentel, MD, vice president/chief medical officer at Maryland Emergency Medicine Network in Baltimore, MD.
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Surprising New Data on Closed ED Claims: Incomplete Assessments Are Factor in Many Med/Mal Suits
Physician reviewers at The Doctor’s Company, a Napa, CA-based medical malpractice insurer, recently analyzed 332 emergency medicine claims that closed from 2007 to 2013.
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Leaders: Telecommuting worries largely unfounded
Common concerns about telecommuting for patient access areas.
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Access leaders: Telecommuters are more productive
Patient access managers might envision employees working from home getting very little done due to ringing doorbells, kids playing, or housework getting in the way of work.
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Access leaders: Telecommuters are more productive
Patient access managers might envision employees working from home getting very little done due to ringing doorbells, kids playing, or housework getting in the way of work.
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This education is now ‘must-have’ for access reps
Six educational requirements used in revenue cycle areas at the Riverside Health System based in Newport News, VA.
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Encourage staff to move within revenue cycle
Patient access employees are alerted to any openings within the entire revenue cycle at Riverside Regional Health System in Newport News, VA. Managers actively encourage them to apply for higher-tier jobs that become available.
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Look outside your department to move up quickly in patient access
Patient access employees at Riverside Regional Health System in Newport News, VA, are promoted based on a new tier system implemented in December 2014.
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Department reaches million-dollar milestone
Tips for celebrating successes in the patient access department.