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. Result : The EM “expert” supported the attorney’s request for a letter to the state medical board. EM is a “team sport.” To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Seizures 101

Seizures Dehydration Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 101

EMDocs

APRIL 18, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Reference : EM@3AM: High-Pressure Injection Injury High-Pressure Injection Injuries. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives. Johnson DB.

Patient Safety 104

Patient Safety Hospitals Documentation/Coding EMS 104

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. The family consults an attorney who has the records reviewed by an EM expert before filing a lawsuit. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

Documentation/Coding 99

Documentation/Coding Stroke Outcomes EMS 99

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Sometimes even the smallest contributions can make the biggest difference in patient experience and overall ED quality.

Leadership 94

Leadership EMS Pediatrics Stroke 94

EMDocs

JUNE 13, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. A record that the patient acknowledged receipt of discharge instructions is a valuable defense. EM, April 2011. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Vashi A, Rhodes K.

Documentation/Coding 95

Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Emergency Department Hospitals 95

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 attorney is consulted and a lawsuit filed against the hospital, the first ED physician, the EM group, and the PCP. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Radiology 93

Radiology Radiology EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding 93

RebelEM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20

Administration 125

Administration Blood Transfusions Outcomes Hospitals 125

EMDocs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. link] Source : Thanks to attorney and EM attending Nicole Chicoine-Mooney, MD, JD for this case. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

Fractures 82

Fractures Seizures Patient Safety Hospitals 82

EMDocs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. ” EM Doc : I depend entirely on the radiology report. Result : The patient healed with scarring. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. I don ’ t ever view x-rays myself.

Documentation/Coding 84

Documentation/Coding Radiology Radiology Patient Safety 84

EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Pillai, MBBS (@sspillai01, EM Resident Physician, University of Kentucky) and Christopher N. 2 In response to the constrained availability of contrast media, emergency medicine (EM) and radiology departments were compelled to enact modifications in their imaging techniques. Authors: Saran S. 11 Table 1.

Radiology 92

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 92

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

The quality of patient care can be determined by the working relationship, and incivility negatively affects these professional partnerships, regardless of the craft group. An effective interprofessional partnership is pivotal to patient safety. Suppose we relate this back to the critically injured 8-year-old.

Leadership 98

Leadership Patient Safety Academics Research 98

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

JULY 23, 2023

A common example is dengue patients who severely suffer due to a pause in the provision of life support. Though neighbourhood vans may arrive quicker, their equipment deficiency poses a big threat to patient safety and may be more hazardous to their lives compared to the late arrival of the ACLS, ALS or BLS vehicles.

Ambulance Services 52

Ambulance Services Basic Life Support Blood Transfusions Patient Safety 52

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

Improving patient safety systems for patients with limited English proficiency: a guide for hospitals. Hospital and health system-level interventions to improve care for limited English proficiency patients: a systematic review. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Lion KC, et al.

Documentation/Coding 100

Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Federal Emergency Management Agency Best Practices 100

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Emergency Department (ED) crowding has dominated discourse around Emergency Medicine (EM) in recent years and is now well recognised as contributing towards patient harm. Recent EM research priorities have advocated identifying means to optimise trainee well-being, retention and recruitment.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Wellness EMS Patient Safety 40

EMDocs

AUGUST 1, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Defense: Both the EM and ID experts for the plaintiff agreed on the following: There was no reason to suspect necrotizing fasciitis at the first visit. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

Patient Safety 75

Patient Safety EMS Hospitals 75

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This has been shown to increase the first pass success rate in these challenging scenarios, reducing the risk of complications and optimizing patient safety (23). Case Resolution: The patient was placed on NIPPV. The patient was placed in a semi-fowler’s position and given 0.4mg/kg of midazolam.

Emergency Department 84

Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 84

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Classic Advice to New Interns (Commentary upon 10 Commandments of EM) Ten Commandments of Emergency Medicine Luke & Cusack Cork Emergency Medicine 2014 The Derriford twelve commandments of emergency medicine: a model for good practice in a changing world, or a survival guide for new medical staff Smith, J.

Mass Casualty Incidents 40

Mass Casualty Incidents Burns Urgent Care Pediatrics 40

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Which again reiterates why this is such an important topic for us as EM clinicians to be well-versed in. Obesity (Silver Spring). Metabolism.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

Often these “backups” are located 20-30 minutes from being physically present when called to assist patient care at the bedside. Factoring such, an order to transfer the patient immediately by ground or air EMS is the only actual support per se these non-physicians receive. We must always work against a balance.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

RebelEM

JULY 31, 2023

Additionally, employing VL provides resident physicians with valuable hands-on experience while ensuring optimal visualization and patient safety under attending physician supervision. Post-Peer Reviewed By: Salim R.

Operations 96

Operations Outcomes Emergency Department Airway Management 96

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

For example, EMS personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants could reduce the nursing work burden for tasks such as drawing blood, hanging simple fluids, placing IVs, and other tasks. It would also enhance our ability to impact population health and reduce total cost of care.

Military 98

Military Hospitals Emergency Department Leadership 98

EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2025

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. An attorney is consulted and the records referred to an EM expert for review. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

Documentation/Coding 74

Documentation/Coding Patient Safety Stroke EMS 74

Sensible Medicine

MARCH 21, 2024

When my response was “I’ll call ‘em to head to the ER,” I’ll never forget his response as it still echoes today, “what can we do to help?” ” Keep in mind, I was useless in this situation.

Hospitals 118

Hospitals Patient Safety Academics Ultrasounds 118

Emergency Medicine Cases

JANUARY 1, 2018

It is both an evidence-based truth and almost a mantra of emergency department (ED) providers and leaders that the major cause of ED overcrowding is boarded patients. Yet 10 years of experience in more than 70 EDs has shown that impressive flow gains can be achieved despite a poor flow of admitted patients out of the ED.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Patient Safety EMS 52