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A Social Science Perspective on Masking

Sensible Medicine

”—is a question of risk assessment , the scientific, usually quantitative, process of characterizing risk and benefit. should hospitals issue mask mandates?—and Risk assessment and management is at the heart of this disagreement (see these papers to dive more deeply).

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November 2023 News from the College

ACEP Now

Expand Your Knowledge of the Business of EM Practice Essentials, an online, asynchronous curriculum developed by ACEP and EMRA, dives into reimbursement, contracts, operations and risk management, and other topics that may not have been covered in depth during medical school or residency. Learn more at acep.org/PracticeEssentials.

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Can This Patient Leave Against Medical Advice?

ACEP Now

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Leaving the hospital against medical advice among people who use illicit drugs: a systematic review. J Psychiatric Research. J Healthc Risk Manag. National Center for Health Statistics. Accessed January 7, 2025. Ti L, Ti L.

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Laser Safety in Surgical Practice Training

American Medical Compliance

The responsibility of ensuring patient safety has now moved from hospital staff to individual users with access to laser technology, which was previously only available in operating rooms of hospitals. The most deadly of all dangers is complacency, therefore it’s critical to adopt a risk management approach to laser safety.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Presentation ten most famous medical mistakes Information Systems Ten commandments for implementing clinical information systems Ten Commandments for Effective Clinical Decision Support: Making the Practice of Evidence-based Medicine a Reality Risk Mgmt. Memon, A., & Kaliff, J.

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Advocating for Patients

ACEP Now

Participating in the demonstration on April 24 th allowed us to join local and national organizations, a refreshing break from long hours in the hospital, to declare that abortion is healthcare and reproductive rights are human rights.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

EMDocs

Patients with complicated acute diverticulitis should be admitted to the hospital. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Oct. Risk factors for complicated diverticulitis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ther Clin Risk Manag.