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Patient Leaving without Diagnosis? Avoid Suits by Clarifying Limitations
Nov 01, 2012
In the article, “Patient Leaving without diagnosis?” CRICO Strategies program director Gretchen Ruoff, referenced data from the Strategies benchmarking study, Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine. She said, “We started out looking broadly at all cases with a primary allegation relating to emergency medicine, and found that almost 50% of ED cases involved a missed or delayed diagnosis.” Ruoff added, “The injuries in those cases were more severe than those resulting from other ED cases, thus resulting in higher payments.”
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OpenNotes: Best Practice Tips to Improve Patient Engagement
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In this third installment of a Medscape video series, focusing on patient engagement and digital health, author Gregory Weicher, MD features OpenNotes®. Dr. Weicher highlights the program's history and program results, as well as offers some best practice tips.
Mark Reynolds Appointed to Schwartz Center Board
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The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare announced three new appointments to its Board of Directors, one of whom is Mark E. Reynolds, CRICO President & CEO.
Retrospective Analysis of Women with Only Mastalgia
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We Used to Sell Cigarettes in Hospitals. 5 Practices that will soon Look Just as Outdated
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Dana Siegal, RN, CPHRM, CPPS, Director of Patient Safety for CRICO Strategies presented a keynote at the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute Forum. She challenged the audience to think about culture change in health care. Her message: Over time culture can change, it's not an easy journey but we can make it happen.