ED Legal Letter
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New HIPAA privacy mandates create ED compliance concerns
On April 14, 2002, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a regulation that will change forever the operation of EDs. -
Does your wheezing patient really have asthma?
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Preparing for the worst: ED liability in the face of bioterrorism
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Intoxicated patient in the ED can be a sobering experience
An intoxicated, violent patient can bring down morale in an ED and turn a shift into havoc faster than any other patient encounter. This issue of ED Legal Letter will outline risk management strategies aimed at reducing both litigation and stress for the EP and nurse. -
Missed MI: Costly, deadly, and sometimes unpreventable
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Spineless approach to trauma patients may strike a raw nerve
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Forensic Emergency Medicine: Practitioners Must Consider Roles as Investigators, Reporters
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Don’t let dyspnea take the wind out of your practice
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Wrongful death, wrongful life, emotional distress: Death in the ED: A complex event
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Errors at triage don’t get off on the wrong foot