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Who Benefits from Primary Prevention ICDs?
Long-term follow-up of SCD-HeFT did not show any benefit in installing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator devices in patients with New York Heart Association class III symptoms or nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
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Valve-in-Valve TAVR for Failed Surgical Prostheses: Short-Term Advantages, Long-Term Unknowns
This large retrospective study of patients undergoing reintervention for failed bioprosthetic aortic valves showed better short-term outcomes with valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement vs. redo surgical aortic valve replacement.
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Antibiotic Stewardship: Who’s Responsible?
A joint Pew/AMA survey about resistance and prescribing habits sheds light on provider attitudes and the work ahead.
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Simulated Lawsuit Teaches Emergency Medicine Residents How Med/Mal Works
Most emergency medicine residents have no idea how malpractice litigation works. A residency program collaborated with a law school to create a realistic, fabricated case to dispel misconceptions.
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Courts, Plaintiff Attorneys Scrutinizing ED Boarding of Psychiatric Patients
Patients visit emergency departments (EDs) with acute psychiatric illnesses that need to be addressed. The problem is that hospitals may not be providing those services on an outpatient or inpatient basis. If the ED psychiatric patient requires inpatient services, there may be nowhere available to send the patient.
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ED Malpractice Claims More Likely to Succeed if Policy Not Followed
The odds of a medical malpractice claim resulting in a payment increase by 145% if a policy was not followed at some point, according to the authors a new analysis.
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Delays After Triage Can Bolster ED Negligence Claims
The exact amount of time patients waited after arriving at the emergency department becomes a central issue in many malpractice claims.
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Simple Care, Concern Refute Perception of Bias that Fuels Lawsuits
It is not hard to imagine patients suspecting racial bias if they experience a rushed exam, long delays, or poor communication in the emergency department. Race is much more likely to become an issue if a provider behaves disrespectfully toward the patient.
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Evidence of Race Disparities in ED Could Support Negligence Claims
If plaintiffs allege they received poor care in an emergency department because of their race, it is important for the defense to consider evidence in the literature that the plaintiff attorney could use against the defendant.
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Chicago ED Accelerates Care, Improves Behavioral Health Prescribing Practices
The emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago has implemented a two-pronged approach aimed at improving the way behavioral health patients are managed. This includes a new risk-stratification process that categorizes patients as low-, moderate-, or high-risk based on their diagnosis, and also promotes using newer-generation antipsychotic drugs.