The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 22, 2019

She is a clinical researcher at Cabrini Hospital and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Monash University. You have ambulances ramping and patients queuing at triage. She is a clinical researcher at Cabrini Hospital and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Monash University.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Dislocations Documentation/Coding Research 52

Mind The Bleep

JULY 26, 2023

Good Medical Practice is the GMC’s core guidance document (a new version is out this year) and there are supporting documents covering important areas like consent , confidentiality , prescribing and treating children. Take care to document these discussions in the records. Most employers will have a chaperones policy too.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Wellness Hospitals 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Consequences of this are well documented and include delayed treatment, exposure to error, increased length of stay, and increased mortality. 1 Hospital boarding is the main driver of ED crowding, with patients nearly always awaiting transfer to inpatient beds and now more commonly, to other hospitals.

Ethical Issues 52

Ethical Issues Emergency Department Operations Hospitals 52

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. An unknown EP reviews the report, determines that there is no reason to notify the patient, and documents nothing. This patient’s history was either poorly taken or poorly documented.

Radiology 97

Radiology Radiology EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding 97

EMDocs

MAY 9, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Exam documents that he is alert and oriented but “tired appearing” and “not appearing post-ictal.” Defense : The EP did address the seizure when he documented “not post-ictal.”

Seizures 105

Seizures Dehydration Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 105

EMDocs

JULY 25, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The brother’s wife calls the airport police who are able to locate him and send him to a nearby hospital. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Documentation/Coding 104

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Patient Safety Emergency Department 104

EMDocs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Exam is normal except for tenderness as documented in the diagram. Hospital Inpatient : R thigh is indurated and blistered but abdomen is all but ignored. I just failed to document it.

Documentation/Coding 97

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Sepsis Infectious Diseases 97

American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Elopement is defined by the VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) as when a patient knows they are not allowed to leave but yet chooses to do so consciously. Finding out that a patient has “gone missing” is a terrifying experience for both clinicians and patients’ families.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Nachi: If feasible, map the chronology of depressive symptoms and their impact on the patient’s functional status. It’s also important to elicit any psychiatric history, including prior hospitalizations. Jeff: Screening for suicidality is critical in all patients with depressive symptoms given the elevated risk in this population.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Outcomes 40

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This course will cover essential techniques for measuring vital signs, interpreting readings, recognizing early warning signs of patient decline, and ensuring proper documentation. Patient safety depends on the early detection of clinical deterioration, whether in the emergency department or on the hospital floor.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Best Practices Emergency Department Documentation/Coding 52

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 14, 2025

By mastering these techniques, healthcare workers can reduce infection risks, protect patient safety, and maintain professional standards in home care. Providers can learn to minimize agitation, bag soiled linens at the point of use, and avoid sorting or pre-rinsing in patient areas.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Patient Safety CPR Wellness 52

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 6, 2025

Also document behaviors you hope to avoid. Check on colleagues Despite the demands of residency, life continues outside of the hospital. Write down key behaviors and traits that you observe and then strive to emulate these in your own practice. Some of your co-residents will deal with personal struggles.

Patient Safety 116

Patient Safety Documentation/Coding Research Hospitals 116

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. She tries to sleep but can’t and goes to the ED of their small rural hospital in the middle of the night. An attorney is consulted and a lawsuit filed against the EP and hospital.

Documentation/Coding 89

Documentation/Coding Radiology Radiology Patient Safety 89