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Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine
An ED pulses with the randomness of the next encounter. From traumas to the tedium of another sore throat, the unbroken flow of familiar uncertainty is both rewarding and risky.
Missed and delayed diagnoses are Emergency Medicine’s most pressing risk, the drivers of which vary by ED practice setting and volume. The Benchmarking Report excerpts below illustrate key vulnerabilities at each stage of a patient’s visit.
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Synthesis and Diagnostic Decision Making in an ED
Related To: Documentation, Emergency Medicine
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