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Radiologist dismissed from case due to documentation - Cases often hinge on communication of results
Poor communication between ordering physicians and radiologists can result in malpractice claims alleging failure to notify patients of results. -
Claims alleging inappropriate referrals are 'relatively uncommon' - Referring doctors aren't vicariously liable
Referring a patient to a physician in the wrong specialty, or to a doctor who the referring physician knows or should know is impaired, could result in a lawsuit alleging negligent referral. -
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF
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The battler: CRE can't beat an indomitable spirit
Of all the motivations to become an infectious disease doctor, this is one of the more unusual paths taken: lose most of one leg and nearly all of your life to a series of recurrent near pan-resistant bacterial infections that you've finally fought into remission but still have a 30% chance of coming back and trying to kill you. -
CDC trying to rein in antibiotic use in LTC
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CMS questions during a nursing home survey
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New era of infection prevention in long term
For years scarce data on health care associated infections in long term care has been extrapolated from small studies and published reports, but a new era of infection prevention is opening that may eventually produce the kind of benchmarking and national comparative HAI rates used in hospitals. -
CDC: 'The game has changed' on looming antibiotic resistant bugs
Pick your poison: Hypervirulent KPC, untreatable E. coli in the community -
Hospitals restrict visitors as H1N1 flu resurges
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Cast a wide net when obtaining feedback on clinical ethics consults
Feedback on clinical ethics consultations from patients, family, colleagues, and the ethics committee can improve the clinical ethics service and identify systemic problems.