Use Of Scoring Systems In Determining Emergency Department Care
April 3, 2017
There are many clinical decision rules to stratify patients in terms of risk, but some of the most important are the Canadian Head CT Rule and the New Orleans Criteria.
There are many clinical decision rules to stratify patients in terms of risk, but some of the most important are the Canadian Head CT Rule and the New Orleans Criteria.
There has been no consensus among cardiologists about whether cardiac disease screening should be done and how effective it is in determining risk of heart disease.
The over-riding criticism of EMR, however, is the tendency to “cut and paste” information.
In a recent article in Journal of Patient Safety, it was reported that fewer than 2% of physicians were accountable for more than 50% of all settlement made in medical malpractice cases.
In mass tort cases (i.e., case in which there are many claimants around the country) a firm can only handle such cases if it has a large number of clients and is willing to pay the very large costs associated with the litigation.
Once the FDA approves a drug for a particular use, it can then be prescribed by a physician for an entirely different medical condition.
The pioneer of medical apologies states that simply telling the patient or family that the doctor is “sorry” for a bad outcome is not enough. The apology has to make clear that the doctor is accepting “ownership” and responsibility for the consequences.
Among the developed countries, only Mexico has a higher maternal mortality rate than the US.
Swedish Medical Center recently sent letters informing cardiovascular surgery patients that a device used during surgery may have been contaminated with bacteria.
The trend of hospitals acquiring private practices continues with the recent acquisitions by EvergreenHealth Medical Center.
