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Clinical Oncology Alert - Full February 2014 Issue in PDF
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The Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes in the Emergency Department for the Treatment of Shock
Use MAP instead of systolic blood pressure to guide assessment and response to treatment when measuring BP with non-invasive techniques. -
Physical Abuse of Children: Identification, Evaluation, and Management
According to one study, as many as one in five children seen in the emergency department (ED) may be missed cases of physical abuse; thus, emergency physicians have a responsibility to consider abuse in the differential of every injured child. This article reviews the identification, evaluation, and management of a child with possible physical abuse. -
Hospital Report Cards: What Do the Grades Mean?
Administrative databases may not give an accurate representation of hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates and may be inappropriate for use to compare hospitals and determine financial penalties. -
Hospitals struggle to resolve brain-death issue with families
Hospitals in two states recently were in the difficult position of having to disagree with a family about terminating life support for patients declared dead. -
Two struggles with brain death: One to keep support, one to let the patient go
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‘Copy-and-paste’ fraud targeted by CMS and OIG
Though useful, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is warning that copy and paste can lead to fraudulent billing, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is vowing to pursue any providers who abuse the feature. -
HMA accused of scheme to increase admissions
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HRM LRC: Negligent prescription results in fatality and verdict of $2.25 million
A young woman died from fatally low oxygen levels after being prescribed a narcotic pain relief patch after treatment for pancreatitis. -
HHS releases guides for health IT safety