We Are Not Malpractice Magnets!
Traditionally, physicians have been reluctant to share their personal experience with malpractice litigation due to fear of…
Malpractice
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We Are Not Malpractice Magnets!
Traditionally, physicians have been reluctant to share their personal experience with malpractice litigation due to fear of... -
Malpractice Defense Costs Are Real
Whenever I post about the malpractice system, I try to make it clear that while I don’t... -
ACEP Member Medical-Legal Survey Results
Survey revealed that many members are unaware of ACEP’s medical-legal resources and activities. Introduction and Methods During...
Malpractice Defense Costs Are Real
Whenever I post about the malpractice system, I try to make it clear that while I don’t…
ACEP Member Medical-Legal Survey Results
Survey revealed that many members are unaware of ACEP’s medical-legal resources and activities. Introduction and Methods During…
ACEP Fighting for Medical Liability Reform
As the regulatory process to implement the 2010 health care reform law continues at its laborious pace,…
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…
The Privilege of a Lifetime
I was cleaning out my (paper) file cabinet last week and came across my plastic name badge…
By what criteria is it acceptable to declare death in DCD donors?
Irreversibility is consistent with legal The determination of death affects all physicians, and modern medical technology has…
The EP in the Courtroom: Expert Witness Testimony
An emergency physician receives a call from an attorney, who asks, “Could you review a case for…