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To avoid legal problems for your ED during disasters, it's not enough to have a good plan in place--you must ensure that staff are familiar with procedures and follow them.
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The case of Smith v. Botsford General Hospital contains a number of fascinating aspects and lessons for hospital-based emergency providers.
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The public nature and crisis setting of an emergency department (ED) makes the protection of confidential health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) particularly challenging.
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Most emergency physicians perform medical services pursuant to some type of written provider agreement.
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At Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System, a "full disclosure of unanticipated outcomes" policy has prevented several threatened malpractice lawsuits involving ED patients.
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An ED attending physician discharged a mutual patient prematurely and inappropriately while the resident was involved with another patient. A resident claims he was "just following orders" that led to an adverse outcome.
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When being verbally confronted during a deposition, you may be tempted to blurt out a statement you may later regret.
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In the turmoil of President Bush's recent nominations for the U.S. Supreme Court there has been a great deal of discussion concerning judicial philosophy or judicial temperament.
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A collaborative team model of patient care that integrates physician, physician-extender, and nursing has repeatedly demonstrated improvement in both the quality and efficiency of health care delivery.