Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things…
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Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists... -
Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things... -
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the...
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the…
ACEP Fighting for Medical Liability Reform
As the regulatory process to implement the 2010 health care reform law continues at its laborious pace,…
Peaceful Death
As the days fly by, the fate of the current federal health care legislation has come into…
Revised Joint Commission Standard Addresses Medical Staff, Hospital Leadership
Beginning March 31, health care providers must be in compliance with The Joint Commission’s revised standard for…
Spotlight on Observation Care
Medicare claims for observation care rose from $828,000 in 2006 to more than $1.1 million in 2009….
Payment for ECG Interpretations: ACEP Finalizes Settlement
ACEP, as a signatory society in the medical societies’ class settlement with Humana, has finalized an agreement…
Abdominal Pain: A Black Box of Liability
Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint among emergency department patients, yet firm diagnosis and etiology…
Standard of Care Review Panel: Ruptured Tendon
The Panel did not find any literature advocating that patients be admitted because of bad weather A…
Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists…