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• A Less-Than-Thorough Work-up for Chest Pain Poor history and physical taking
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  A Less-Than-Thorough Work-up for Chest Pain

  

  March 31, 2006

  A 32-year-old male was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction after earlier same-day ED evaluation and discharge.

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• Claims Experience for Residents and Fellows Residents need to understand their knowledge limits.
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  Claims Experience for Residents and Fellows

  CRICO Staff

  January 1, 2005

  The rate of ambulatory care claims (including EDs) has remains relatively constant for residents and fellows in the Harvard system where they often encounter problems related to inexperience and lack of adequate supervision when rotating through different institutions and specialties.

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• Simulating Emergencies to Prevent Errors Learning how to manage high acuity, low frequency events.
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  Simulating Emergencies to Prevent Errors

  Tom A. Augello, CRICO

  September 1, 2005

  The most significant improvement opportunities happen to coincide with some of the biggest problems identified in medical malpractice claims—communication and coordination among providers.

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• PCPs Miss Chances with MIs Office and ED presentations differ
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  PCPs Miss Chances with MIs

  Tom A. Augello, CRICO

  May 1, 2007

  Nearly a quarter of patients who present to emergency rooms with a heart attack had been seen with cardiac symptoms by their primary care physician previous 30 days. In almost half of those cases, the primary care physicians sent the patient home instead of to the hospital.

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