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Failure to Diagnose and Treat Lupus May Support Liability for Psychiatrist
From the legal perspective, this case highlights the importance of experts for medical malpractice litigation and finding the right expert. Since the practice of medicine is a highly skilled and highly specialized field, it is critical for an expert to possess the requisite skill, knowledge, and experience to persuasively comment on pertinent issues.
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WHO Updates Guidance on Long-Acting HIV Prophylaxis
International group suggests adding injectable cabotegravir to list of prevention tools.
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Ethical Precision Medicine Requires Relying on Scientific Evidence, Safeguarding Information
American College of Physicians offers guidance as genome sequencing technology progresses quickly.
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Patients Share Preferences About Data Privacy
Most want security and accountability, are concerned about who can access their information and for what purposes.
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TJC Urges Caution About Cognitive Biases in Diagnostics
So-called “diagnostic overshadowing” can lead clinicians to miss the real causes of health problems.
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Two-Dose Novavax Added to List of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the fourth vaccine.
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Analysis Reveals More About Claims Denials Tied to ACA Marketplace Plans
Meanwhile, evidence mounts indicating access to proper insurance coverage leads to better cancer outcomes.
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Biden Signs Executive Order Protecting Reproductive Rights
Action aims to protect access to healthcare services, patient privacy.
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New SBAR Method Improves Handoffs in Texas Hospital
A nursing team at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio developed a new process for handing off patients from the ED to a telemetry unit that improved patient care and decreased the number of rapid responses for recent transfers. -
Mnemonics Can Help Organize Handoffs
A simple tool for improving patient safety and care handoffs is to use mnemonics. In case management, these can be a tool for remembering specific actions with patients and care transitions.