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Promoting Self-Care Among Older Patients Is More Challenging During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic changed routine case management of older patients. Case managers have had to more creative in finding community resources and post-acute referrals for patients since many organizations were closed or limited in their services for months.
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Discrimination, Disparities, and Dangerous Cardiovascular Outcomes
A pair of papers underscore the persistent inequities that negatively affect the health of people of color, especially African Americans.
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July Is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Faced with health disparities and racial inequities, industry calls for focused attention on the mental well-being of communities of color.
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Hospital’s Quality Issues Can Cause Problems During ED Malpractice Litigation
If a hospital has below-average quality ratings, suboptimal satisfaction scores, or recent Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act violations, plaintiff attorneys will want the jury to know all about it. However, these are not necessarily going to be admissible in malpractice litigation.
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Same Issues Arise Repeatedly in ED Missed Sepsis Claims
When septic patients first arrive at emergency departments, they do not always appear to be that sick. Some are discharged home, and plaintiff attorneys later allege the patient was misdiagnosed.
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EDs Find Alternatives to Boarding Psychiatric Patients
A resource document from the American Psychiatric Association offers some solutions to the problem of boarding psychiatric patients.
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EMS Documentation Can Complicate Defense of ED Claim
Unpacking the various reasons why emergency medical service providers could become involved in emergency department malpractice lawsuits.
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Lawsuits Allege Negligent ED Care Caused Hospitalized Patient’s Poor Outcome
When emergency department patients are admitted but not yet transferred, that is a point of weakness for facilities.
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Analysis: 1 in 6 EMTALA Settlements Involve OB Emergencies
Researchers analyzed 232 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act-related Office of Inspector General settlements that occurred between 2002 and 2018. During the study period, obstetric emergency settlements rose from 17% to 40%.
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Thoughts on the Future and Laws Governing APP Practice
Some are asking if state of emergency provisions that loosened or suspended pre-COVID-19 regulations will remain. One example is regulations that govern the scope of practice and supervision of advanced practice providers.