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Medical Malpractice Insights: Speaking in “Code”

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The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Amer J Nursing, July 2008, 108:7 [link] The post Medical Malpractice Insights: Speaking in “Code” appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education.

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Medical Malpractice Insights – Warfarin is poison – and not just for rats

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The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. 2008 Jul; 44(1): 40–42. [link] 2. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. References : 1. Baek BS et al.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: The challenge of suicide evaluation in the ED

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The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Posner et al.

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Policy Playbook: Labor Actions and Unionization in Healthcare

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2008 Dec 1;67(11):1784-8. “Patient deaths do not increase during doctor strikes: But action should be organized in such a way that patient safety is not compromised, say US experts.” Doctors’ strikes and mortality: a review. Social science & medicine. Metcalfe D, Chowdhury R, Salim A.

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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

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6,9 Patient Safety Considerations Few studies have evaluated the impact of the contrast shortage on patient care or patient-centered outcomes due to deferment of imaging or changing protocols leading to delayed or missed diagnosis. J Am Coll Radiol. Published online August 3, 2023:S1546-1440(23)00544-6. In: Baert, A.L.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

10 Commandments of Risk Management (Camp Operations) THE "20 Commandments" of EMTALA Ten Commandments For Malpractice Depositions The Top Ten Ways to Ensure Frustration, Miscommunication, and Poor Patient Care the Next Time You Provide (or Request) a Consult [N.B. Higginson, I., Belsham, P., Hicks, A., & Boon, D.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

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Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. Jeff: Speaking of safety, you will definitely want to engage in safety planning with the patient. Survey data; 49,093 patients) 16.