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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 "discovery rule" plays an important role in many medical malpractice cases, including those arising from ED care. Under this rule, the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the patient "knew or should have known" that a viable claim exists.
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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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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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Most emergency physicians perform medical services pursuant to some type of written provider agreement.
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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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When being verbally confronted during a deposition, you may be tempted to blurt out a statement you may later regret.
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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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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.
