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Muscle Weakness and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: What Happens After the ICU?
Although increased strength at hospital discharge is associated with improved five-year survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors, weakness at discharge, whether resolving or persistent, is associated with worse subsequent survival.
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2016 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines Update
All ICU clinicians need to review these guidelines, compare them with their current practices, and develop plans for implementation in the near future.
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Is Everything in ED’s EMR Admissible? Court Rulings Vary
Issues relating to admissibility of EMRs have occurred 'with increasing frequency,' both during the discovery phase of litigation and at trial.
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EP’s Unlikely Defense: ‘I Couldn’t Find It in the EMR’
In reviewing EMR documentation, 'it’s easy for EPs to miss the forest for the trees.'
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EDs Expect ‘Explosion’ in EMR-related Malpractice Litigation
Experts warn cases soon will become routine.
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EP Defendants Admit EMR Template Didn’t Fit Patient
Limited choices offered by EMRs have triggered litigation.
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How E-discovery Is Changing ED Malpractice Defense
In most cases, EMR proves standard of care was met.
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Hard-to-Dispute Evidence Shows EPs Were Not Negligent
Malpractice case ‘rapidly decided against the plaintiff.’
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What if It’s the EP’s Word Against an EMR Timestamp?
‘All the EP can do is settle. He or she has lost the case.’ -
Health Systems Turn to Communication and Resolution Programs to Identify Errors
Pioneering adherents of this approach note that a policy of extreme honesty gets high marks from both patients and providers while enabling hospitals to prevent repeat errors.