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Appeals Court Clarifies Standard for Admissibility of Expert Opinion in Medical Malpractice Case
Cases involving expert opinions are sometimes referred to as “a battle of the experts” due to the degree of importance in medical malpractice cases and other matters involving technical, medical, and scientific issues. Judges are the gatekeepers of whether expert opinions are reliable enough to be admitted. As the Georgia Court of Appeals found, judges can sometimes get it wrong.
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EDs Can Make Discharges Against Medical Advice Safer
There is a lack of evidence in the literature regarding effective interventions to prevent discharge against medical advice, according to a review of studies from 1989-2022. Emergency care providers should discuss prescriptions, follow-up appointments, and red-flag signs that indicate patients should return to the ED — just as they would with any patient about to be discharged from the department.
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Perinatal Software Plays a Large Role in OB Safety
The clinical benefits of perinatal software are well known to those who work in labor and delivery, but the risk management potential can be underestimated.
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Pharmacy Claims Report Shows 100% Cost Increase
The cost of defending complaints against pharmacists accused of misconduct has increased more than 100% in the past 10 years, according to a recent report.
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Diagnosing and Managing Complications of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Alcohol, or ethanol, is the most frequently misused drug across the world. It is estimated that, in the United States, 67.3% of the population consumes alcohol, and 7.4% of the population meets diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder. Alcohol use is the leading cause of liver disease and the second most common reason for liver transplantation in the United States. This article discusses the complications seen in alcohol-related liver disease.
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Researchers Focus on Readability of Informed Consent Forms
Informed consent forms in research studies are required to include a concise “key information” section. However, not all the key information sections were easy to comprehend, according to a group of researchers.
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Ethical Guidance Needed for Social Media Data in Research
Many public health researchers use YouTube data in their research, but ethical practices are unclear.
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Education – and an EMR Tab – Boosts Advance Care Planning
Educating patients on advance care planning (ACP) and documenting this education is within the scope of nursing. This article outlines a quality improvement project to educate nurses on the importance of ACP.
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Ethicists Can Find Consensus over Patient’s DNR Status
With very few exceptions, patients have the right to not be resuscitated, and healthcare providers have the duty to respect those wishes. This article discusses how the family and clinical team come to a consensus about the patient’s DNR status.
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Ethical Concerns with Unilateral Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
Unilateral do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, which are DNR orders placed by clinicians without consent of patients or surrogates, pose some unique ethical concerns. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, some clinicians had concerns about how these orders were being used.