American Medical Compliance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The patient must be competent to decide voluntarily whether to undergo the operation or intervention. According to the Joint Commission, all aspects of informed consent must be documented “in a form, progress notes, or elsewhere in the record.” What Documents are Required to Obtain a Patient’s Consent?

Blood Transfusions 52

Blood Transfusions Documentation/Coding Operations 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.) shows that most will improve with empiric antibiotics.

Emergency Department 83

Emergency Department Dislocations Documentation/Coding Burns 83

EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Post opiate hypotension in prehospital trauma patients is a rare but documented complication. In one RCT, the FAST exam reduced the time from arrival in the ED to operative care by 64% in the setting of trauma. Jeff: Operative management, specifically ED thoracotomy is a heavily debated topic, and it’s next on our list to discuss.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Operations Fractures 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Be careful if the patient has received a recent blood transfusion since it may be misinterpreted as sickle cell trait instead of sickle cell disease. In these cases, repeat the Hb electrophoresis three months after the last blood transfusion. Would you consider this patient for blood transfusion?

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

Generally accepted (and some airlines spell it out) that they are assuming the liability even for you helping Documentation: To protect yourself (and the airline), will/should make documentation of what happened. hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 Each airline generally has their own protocol.

OB/GYN 52

OB/GYN Ultrasounds Pediatrics Resuscitation 52