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Staffing of ED Could Become Central Issue During Med/mal Suit
One emergency physician (EP) found himself in the position of giving orders for an emergency department (ED) patient in cardiac arrest by phone, while nurses remained in the ED to run the code, while responding to and running another code on the floor of the hospital. -
Discharge Instructions Can Help Plaintiff Depict EP as "Careless and Callous"
Discharge instructions frequently play an important role as evidence in medical malpractice cases, says John J. Barton, JD, a partner in the Providence, RI, office of Barton Gilman. -
Outside Evaluations Identify Risk-prone Practices in EDs
Stephanie C. Sher, Esq., an attorney with Stevens & Lee in Lancaster, PA, says that outside evaluations of an emergency department (ED)s processes can identify risk-prone practices that could result in bad outcomes and malpractice claims. -
ED Legal Letter - Full April 1, 2014 Issue in PDF
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Instructions an Issue in Missed Ectopic Claim
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EMRs: Risk of the Mouse Click
Electronic medical records (EMRs) have quickly become the standard in most U.S. emergency departments. -
Full December 29, 2002, Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Update: Escitalopram Oxalate Tablets (Lexapro — Forest Laboratories)
The FDA has approved the active (S-enantiomer) of citalopram for the treatment of depression. -
Homocysteine and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke
This meta-analysis suggests that elevated homocysteine levels are only a modest independent predictor of ischemic heart disease and stroke risk in healthy populations. -
Memory or Mammaries? The Controversy about HRT Continues . . .
Long-term and prior hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimers disease.