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Fall Injuries in the ED: A ‘Hot Topic in the Medical-Legal Arena’
Multiple organizations have released guidelines and recommendations on fall prevention.
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Did Patient Contract MRSA in ED? Maybe, But It Is Almost Impossible to Prove
What if an ED patient acquired a MRSA infection from a contaminated surface? It might seem like a successful lawsuit against the hospital would be imminent. However, making a malpractice lawsuit is surprisingly difficult.
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Factors That Could Make Quality Assurance Process Discoverable in Malpractice Litigation
Creating a robust quality assurance process can reduce malpractice risk for ED groups because it can identify practices that put EPs at risk for lawsuits.
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Legal Risks for EPs Responding to In-House Codes
EPs face unique legal risks when responding to codes in the ICU, labor and delivery, or elsewhere in the hospital.
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Patients Leaving AMA: Signed Forms Alone Are Not Sufficient Malpractice Defense
The number of patients leaving EDs against medical advice is rising dramatically, according to a recent report. About 352,000 California ED visits ended before their medical care was complete in 2017, an increase of 57% since 2012.
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Rabies Remains a Concern; New Chief Culprit Emerges
There have been significant changes in recent years regarding which animals pose the biggest threat for rabies.
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Investigators Find Link Between ED Triage Scores, Time to Antibiotics
In the continuing quest to accelerate time to treatment for sepsis patients who present to the ED, investigators at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah have begun to focus not on patient factors, but what clinicians and systems can do to make a difference in this area. One of their findings offers intriguing possibilities.
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In-House Neurologists Respond to Stroke Alerts from Home During Off-Hours, Weekends
The idea is to ensure emergency physicians and patients receive the same timely access to expert consultations they would receive during normal business hours when neurologists are present in the hospital.