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Medical Malpractice Insights: Excellent documentation supports standard of care and avoids lawsuit

EMDocs

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Chuck Pilcher, MD, FACEP Editor, Medical Malpractice Insights Editor, Med Mal Insights Excellent documentation supports standard of care, avoids lawsuit Vertebral artery CVA leaves patient disabled.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: Back to Basics

EMDocs

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. EMS report includes concern for CVA, with variable documentation of face and extremity weakness. Nursing documentation includes the presence of a facial droop. a stroke or cardiac event).

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

EB Medicine

Nachi: With the staff notified and the patient searched, the patient should be placed in a room without potentially dangerous items, like tubing or needles. Jeff: Speaking of safety, you will definitely want to engage in safety planning with the patient.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: Patient dies hours after discharge for “migraine”

EMDocs

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. My MDM shows that I considered the possibility of an aneurysm, meningitis, hemorrhage, stroke, and temporal arteritis. Takeaways: Documentation of rational MDM prevents lawsuits.