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Some ED Malpractice Lawsuits Hinge on Security Camera Footage
Security footage of ED waiting rooms is relevant to claims alleging delayed triage, failure to re-assess the patient during a long wait, or failure to intervene if a patient deteriorated in the waiting room. However, many claims involve allegations of delayed treatment or diagnosis. What happened in the waiting room, before the patient was brought back for evaluation, could have contributed to a poor outcome.
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Shorten Lengths of Stay, Reduce Revisit Rates for Pediatric Patients Who Present with Behavioral Health Needs
EDs might rely on telemedicine from a third-party company, a sister hospital with pediatricians on staff, consult services from local pediatricians, or ensure at least one provider in the department is trained in pediatric care.
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What Happens if Police Bring a Child to the ED?
Try gathering healthcare providers, quality officers, the legal department, security, and local law enforcement monthly to discuss disagreements about minors in custody. These conversations can inform efforts to revise policies, with the goal of preventing future disputes.
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EDs Need Clarity on Policies for Law Enforcement Interactions
Any hospital policy related to patients who are in custody or incarcerated should be developed in conjunction with the relevant law enforcement agencies. Leaders should establish that patients in custody with capacity are their own medical decision-makers. The policy also should include how to identify an appropriate surrogate decision-maker, if necessary.
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ACEP, ENA Push Congress to Act on Workplace Violence, Expand Mental Health Resources
The threat of violence against healthcare workers compromises the ability of emergency clinicians to deliver the highest-quality care. Meanwhile, there is a lack of resources to provide patients struggling with mental health concerns with the proper treatment or to place them in a setting where the right care can be provided.
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Lawsuits, Complaints Detail Medical Terror Some Pregnant Patients Face
Since states like Missouri and Texas rushed to ban abortion, using language that is vague and with narrow exceptions, hospitals and physicians across the South and in other areas with abortion bans are denying health-saving care to pregnant patients in crisis.
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Medicaid Beneficiaries Often Lack Primary Care Access to Contraception, Especially LARC
A study of more than 250,000 primary care physicians revealed that fewer than half prescribed hormonal birth control methods and only 10% provided intrauterine devices or implants to patients with Medicaid coverage.
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Physicians Anonymously Tell Their Stories in New Study
It is tough to have a uterus in the post-Dobbs United States. The physicians who treat pregnant women are outraged and horrified, according to their anonymous stories in a new report: Care Post-Roe: Documenting cases of poor-quality care since the Dobbs decision.
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Abortion Bans End Standard Pregnancy Care in Large Swaths of the United States
When South Carolina and North Carolina passed abortion bans in May 2023, they were among the last states in the Southeast to end standard pregnancy and abortion care. Standard abortion care for women in most of the South and parts of the Midwest will now be denied to all but a small percentage of people. Those who want or need abortion care a couple of months into pregnancy will need to travel hundreds of miles to a state where abortion care is legal.
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Physicians and Decisions About Abortions
The United States has arrived at the day when fully half to two-thirds of all states have passed laws to ban abortions as completely as possible. The situations in which abortion is banned vary from state to state. In some states, the punishment for failing to adhere to complicated laws is harsh.