Tag: er-doctors
The Importance of Being Clinicians AND Educators
September 13th, 2011by: Dr. David Klein
He had just had a tumor removed from his back and his lung. He was in the hospital bed with a chest tube, an IJ, and a foley. He had been intermittently confused, as expected, and was in no condition to sign the consent. That left his wife, who was about to sign. What else […]
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CT Scan Use Increasing. Now, What?
August 31st, 2011by: Dr. Angelo Falcone
A recent review of data from the University of Michigan Health System revealed what many of us working to make Emergency Departments more efficient already knew: more emergency doctors are ordering more CT scans. Using data from 1996 through 2007, researchers found nearly 1 in 7 ED patients now get a CT scan. The rate […]
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