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Not Giving tPA? EPs Must Protect Themselves Legally
There is actually surprisingly little the emergency physician (EP) can do to influence the outcome of most stroke cases, according to Marc E. Levsky, MD, a board member of the Walnut Creek, CA-based The Mutual Risk Retention Group. -
Failure to Diagnose Stroke Claims Have These Fact Patterns
Failure to diagnose ischemic stroke is a common allegation in claims against emergency physicians (EPs) even in emergency departments (EDs) at Primary Stroke Centers, according to Gary Mims, JD, a partner at Sickels, Frei and Mims in Fairfax, VA. -
EMR Charting "Creates New Areas of Liability" for EPs
Time-stamped electronic medical record (EMR) entries became the primary focus during a meeting with a patients family and their attorneys at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, in which concerns were being addressed about a patients adverse outcome after a procedure performed in the emergency department (ED). -
Assessing trauma patients boosts efficiency
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ED managers are planning for smallpox vaccine
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Q&A: How has your ED changed since 9/11?
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‘Dirty bomb’ threat puts spotlight on unprepared EDs: Do you have a plan?
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Journal Review - Rapid process redesign in a university-based emergency department: Decreasing waiting time intervals and improving patient satisfaction
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Here are new regs for on-call physicians
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Web Alert: Bioterrorism site uses screen saver to educate