Emergency Department Management & Law
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Failure to Diagnose Stroke Claims Have These Fact Patterns
Failure to diagnose ischemic stroke is a common allegation in claims against emergency physicians (EPs) even in emergency departments (EDs) at Primary Stroke Centers, according to Gary Mims, JD, a partner at Sickels, Frei and Mims in Fairfax, VA. -
EMR Charting "Creates New Areas of Liability" for EPs
Time-stamped electronic medical record (EMR) entries became the primary focus during a meeting with a patients family and their attorneys at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, in which concerns were being addressed about a patients adverse outcome after a procedure performed in the emergency department (ED). -
Assessing trauma patients boosts efficiency
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Q&A: How has your ED changed since 9/11?
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‘Dirty bomb’ threat puts spotlight on unprepared EDs: Do you have a plan?
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Journal Review - Rapid process redesign in a university-based emergency department: Decreasing waiting time intervals and improving patient satisfaction
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Here are new regs for on-call physicians
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Web Alert: Bioterrorism site uses screen saver to educate
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Trauma Reports Supplement
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EMTALA Q&A