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This is the first of a three-part series addressing the top five issues that lead to malpractice claims in the emergency department and how you can address them. In this issue, ED Management examines how the ED is at especially high risk and how you can reduce lawsuits.
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Your reimbursement will change dramatically when nationally uniform facility assessment criteria are implemented by Medicare, probably in January 2004, predicts Caral Edelberg, CPC, CCS-P, president of Medical Management Resources in Jacksonville, FL. This will be huge news for the ED, she predicts.
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Save up to $700,000 by making this change
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It happens in every ED: Patients with difficult line access are stuck multiple times some as many as 10-15 times in an attempt to access an intravenous (IV) line.
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You may have an effective, well-rehearsed disaster plan, but have you included the community in your planning? A report from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations makes it clear that surveyors will be looking for evidence that you have done so.
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If a chronic schizophrenic with recurrent hallucinations or a suicidal college student comes to your ED, what comes to mind as the most immediate need? Is it an immediate mental health consultation or a time-consuming assortment of expensive diagnostic tests?
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More dosage errors are made in the ED than other hospital departments, and fewer potential dosage errors are caught before they occur, according to a new report from the Rockville, MD-based United States Pharmacopeia (USP), which analyzed medication error reports submitted to its national database in 2001.
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Editors note: This column is part of an ongoing series that will address reader questions about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
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Purpose: To maintain safety and security for all individuals in the hospital environment, in the least restrictive and safest way during an episode of escalation.