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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. Code Stroke is called and he is seen by a neurologist within 10 minutes. He is admitted with a diagnosis of brainstem stroke and treated by the neurologist with ASA only.

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

Taming the SRU

ENRICH Trial - the leadership journey - EMS grand rounds - r4 capstone - r1 clinical knowledge - pediatric lecture ENRICH Trial WITH visiting professor Dr. david wright ICH makes up only 10-15% of all strokes yet has a higher mortality than ischemic strokes and SAH Current 2022 AHA/ASA guidelines for spontaneous ICH (prior to ENRICH Trial) minimally-invasive (..)

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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

EMDocs

Background and Context Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is of paramount importance in the emergency department (ED) due to its indispensable role in facilitating precise diagnostic outcomes. 3 A study of CT use trends in the ED has shown increasing use of CTs by almost 60% from 2005 to 2013.

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

EB Medicine

Jeff: And finally, how many of you wish there was a clearly outlined evidence-based approach to managing such patients to improve care and outcomes? 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.

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52 in 52 – #39: DAWN – Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct

EMDocs

A second primary outcome was added at the 30-month time frame by request of the FDA, the trial was still blinded at that time. The blinded assessment of the primary outcome was done through both in-person interviews and over the telephone. POWER: 86% to detect a 1-point difference in the group’s first primary outcome.

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Getting Triggered By Errors in the Emergency Department

EM Literature of Note

But, the net effect becomes – the ED is a focus for patient safety research. This most recent publication looks at “e-Triggers” – effectively, combinations of both patient features and patient outcomes meant to retrospectively identify cohorts in which substantial numbers of patients can be found to have MODs.

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The Key Principles of Restorative Nursing: What Every Provider Should Know 

American Medical Compliance

This approach is especially valuable for patients in long-term care, rehabilitation centers, and skilled nursing facilities , where maintaining function and preventing setbacks are critical. For healthcare providers, applying restorative nursing principles leads to better patient outcomes, higher recovery rates, and fewer readmissions.

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