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Piedmont Healthcare’s QI Changes Also Affected Peer Review Process
The health system standardized its peer review process so that it is handled the same way in every facility. Previously, the process varied considerably from one facility to the next.
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Unusual Implementation Model Boosts QI Success
Prior to going live with the process change, a list of tasks must be completed, such as staff members finishing a training module. The system also schedules a go-live readiness call for leaders to go over everything related to the change.
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Hospital Responds to Poor Safety Grade by Revamping QI Department
A low patient safety score at an Atlanta hospital spurred Piedmont Healthcare to revamp infection control systemwide, leading to dramatic improvements that included reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 65% over two years.
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Plaintiff Expert Looks for ‘Smoking Gun,’ But Often Finds No Evidence of Malpractice
Often, plaintiff experts are viewed as people who are out to get the EP. In reality, most of the time they find no evidence of malpractice.
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Venting to Colleague About Med/Mal Case Can Trigger Subpoena
A more realistic instruction might be: Don’t tell anyone anything about an active lawsuit that you wouldn’t want the jury to hear.
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Consults, Studies Recommended By Others Carry Med/Mal Implications for EPs
Somewhere in the ED chart, somebody recommends involvement of a particular specialist, or that a specific study should be conducted. When this kind of recommendation is documented but never acted on, it can mean legal trouble for the EP.
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Study: 1 in 5 EMTALA Settlements Involves Psychiatric Emergencies
One expert says EDs should address mental health emergencies with the same vigor as trauma, cardiac, and stroke episodes.
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It Was Too Early to Detect Sepsis: Can Defense Team Prove It?
Sepsis is not always diagnosable, or even present, at the time of an ED visit. All testing performed in the ED may provide negative results. Despite these facts, plaintiffs still may prevail in a missed sepsis lawsuit. -
Emergency Medicine Residency Programs Devote Little Time to Malpractice Education
Only 18% of emergency medicine (EM) residency programs offer more than four hours a year of medical malpractice/risk management education, according to the authors of a recent study.
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Financial Navigators Can Solve Complex Cases
For patients facing a stack of complex hospital bills, there is a new kind of expert ready to help.