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Violations of HIPAA's oral privacy requirements, which go into effect April 14, 2003, may result in civil penalties of up to $25,000 for each requirement violated, and criminal penalties of up to $50,000 and one year in prison for obtaining or disclosing protected health information.
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Emergency department full capacity protocol for in-house hall bed placement from Stony Brook (NY) University Hospital and Medical Center.
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If your ED already is experiencing high vacancy rates for nursing staff, decreased morale, and increased patient volume, try this on for size: What if you suddenly lost several nurses, technicians, and physicians without notice for an undetermined period of time?
This is the scenario many EDs may face in the coming months as a result of losing staff due to military call-ups.
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The emergency department physician can be an advocate for the appropriate use of antibiotics in children by becoming familiar with the pathogenesis of common ENT infections and the latest treatment guidelines for some of these entities. This article reviews common ENT infections, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options.
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This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially
disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a
substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed.
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The diagnosis of genitourinary pathology may be challenging, especially in a busy emergency department. It is important in any infant with a complaint of fussiness, vomiting, or not acting right to undo the diaper and do a careful assessment of the genitalia. It is easy to miss a hernia or testicular torsion if an infant is not fully examined. Identification of children with a potential for underlying pathology is also essential.
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This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed.
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This article reviews the pathophysiology involved in the newborn with congenital heart disease and familiarizes the reader with the nomenclature and known complications encountered in the care of these children.
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This issue of ED Legal Letter is the second of a four-part series related to pitfalls associated with evaluating patients with abdominal pain. The series will analyze high-risk and life-threatening disease processes that ED physicians will encounter in their daily practice. Part two explores gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and the necessity of Hemoccult testing; the diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and abdominal trauma; and extra-abdominal causes of abdominal pain.