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Healthcare Use in Survivors of Sepsis
The need to understand patterns of healthcare use in sepsis survivors has gained momentum to assess whether readmissions could be prevented.
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EPs Caught Between Patient Care and Law Enforcement Requests
EPs always must consider the patient’s best interest.
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EMTALA Claim Against Individual EP: ‘Almost Always an Empty Threat’
Some use EMTALA as leverage to coerce settlement.
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What Happens When an ED Chart Shows PA ‘Went Rogue?’
EP can be held liable if physician assistant’s care was negligent.
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Are EP and Hospital Jointly Defending Med/Mal Lawsuit?
EP will face repercussions if pointing finger at hospital.
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CANDOR: An Evolving Approach to Patient Harm
While most agree transparency, forthrightness, and 'doing the right thing' for patients and their families are ethical imperatives, practical concerns and lack of definitive data have yet to prove conclusively they will make a difference.
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Stridor in the Infant and Young Child
Stridor is a high-pitched, monophonic sound caused by turbulent air flow through a narrowed airway, and is a common symptom among young children presenting to the emergency department.
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Study: Older Patients Vulnerable to Functional Decline Following ED Visit
Investigators suggest ED-based assessments, interventions potentially can curb functional declines, reduce readmissions.
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Process Improvement Tools, Commitment to Change Lead to Serious Turnaround
Administrators note the importance of establishing a leadership team structure and guiding principles to focus staff, drive continuous improvement.
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Providers Fear Immigration Proposals May Cause Some Patients to Nix Care
Experts note that a reluctance by frightened immigrant patients to share medically important information about identity, travel history poses risks to public health.