Tag: pediatric-emergency-department
Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the Community Hospital
August 30th, 2010by: Dr. David Friedman
Emergency Departments (ED) across the country are consistently being pushed beyond capacity. The recently passed federal healthcare bill will not likely reduce the stress placed on EDs and volumes may in fact increase as a result of the legislation. Community hospitals in outlying suburban areas have gradually stepped up their pediatric emergency and subspecialty services […]
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Risk Management: Rules of the Road for Emergency Medicine
July 9th, 2010by: Dr. James McQuiston
Risk management are words that strike fear into the hearts of many physicians. It is like seeing police lights in your rear view mirror. There are many physicians who constantly worry about being sued. Ironically, these are the ultraconservative who perform every test possible to exclude any and all potential liability. It’s like driving ten […]
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