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Help patients and families as they struggle with end-of-life issues
More than 80% of patients say if they have a terminal illness, they don’t want to spend their last days in the hospital, according to the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare.
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Program offers tools, training for more ethical end-of-life care
Patients whose clinicians were trained in the use of a Serious Illness Conversation Guide were much more likely to have more comprehensive documentation in the electronic medical record of their goals, values and priorities.
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Cost-saving effect of palliative care larger for patients with comorbidities
Cost savings linked to palliative care consultations were greater for adults with advanced cancer with higher numbers of comorbidities, according to a recent study.
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Do substance abusers have capacity to consent to participate in research?
When researchers assessed the capacity of addicted individuals to provide consent to research, they found that about two-thirds of participants had decisional capacity.
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New data on moral distress in the ED
ED nurses participating in focus groups described a profound feeling of not being able to provide patient care as they wanted, a recent study reported.
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Is family “waiting for a miracle,” yet aggressive care is inappropriate?
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on the role of chaplains in the hospital setting. In this story, we explore how chaplains can help to resolve conflicts over whether to withdraw life-sustaining interventions. Next month, we’ll report on how chaplains and ethicists can work together to ensure ethical care.
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The Highs and the Lows
The US has more than double the number of ICU admissions of other countries but has fewer in-hospital deaths.
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Jury Awards Man’s Estate $950,000 After Physician Failed to Adequately Test for His Heart Condition
In 2008, a man went to a hospital complaining of chest pains. The man’s treating physician at the hospital administered tests and diagnosed him with a peptic ulcer.
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Failure to Timely Diagnose Complication Leads to $1.57 Million Verdict for Hospital
In 2011, a woman underwent laparoscopic surgery to increase her likelihood of becoming pregnant. During the procedure, and unbeknownst to the woman and her obstetrician, the woman’s small bowel was perforated.
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More nurses, hospitalists being sued for malpractice, studies say
Separate reports indicate that nurses and hospitalists are being sued for malpractice more than in the past.