Do We Need a New Standard of Proof in Medical Malpractice Cases?
Where is tort reform headed? Caps, safe harbors—perhaps nowhere? The jury is out. Caps (financial limits) on…
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Do We Need a New Standard of Proof in Medical Malpractice Cases?
Where is tort reform headed? Caps, safe harbors—perhaps nowhere? The jury is out. Caps (financial limits) on... -
Blood Culture Testing: Send Samples Selectively to Lower Costs, Medico-Legal Risk
Your last patient on a shift is a 55-year-old well-appearing woman with fever and cough in whom... -
Medical Claim Reimbursement Upheld for Auto-Related EMS Response, Trauma Care in Minnesota
Minnesota is a “no-fault” auto insurance state, providing that auto insurance policies include first-dollar medical coverage, up...
Blood Culture Testing: Send Samples Selectively to Lower Costs, Medico-Legal Risk
Your last patient on a shift is a 55-year-old well-appearing woman with fever and cough in whom…
Medical Claim Reimbursement Upheld for Auto-Related EMS Response, Trauma Care in Minnesota
Minnesota is a “no-fault” auto insurance state, providing that auto insurance policies include first-dollar medical coverage, up…
Body Language Tips for Emergency Physicians About to Testify
You are sitting in a hard chair on a raised platform being asked question after question by…
7 Best Practices to Reduce Emergency Department Misuse
After a three-year saga of flawed public policy, difficult politics, and dangerous regulations, Washington Chapter ACEP is…
Opinion: Non-Emergency Physician Members Could Strengthen ACEP
From the Medical Editor in Chief: This is an important issue for our College, worthy of our…
Congress Questions Ethics Behind FDA Approval of Zohydro ER
The FDA’s approval of the hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER has been met with criticism from health care…
What is Emergency Physicians’ Duty to Report in Cases of Clear and Present Danger?
Most state mandates require mental health professionals to report patients likely to harm themselves or others, while…
Good Asset-Protection Plans Expensive, but Essential for Emergency Physicians
Protection plans that shield physicians’ financial assets from an excess malpractice verdict are worth the money This…
ACEP Reacts to Issue of Creating Safe Harbor Protections for Following Clinical Guidelines
ACEP board members, council officers, executive leaders weigh in on this potential solution to regulatory pressure around…