ED Legal Letter articles from February 2007

ED Legal Letter archives from February 2007

Halting Inappropriate Expert Witness Testimony — Part II: Efforts of State Medical Boards and State Medical Societies to Police 'Experts'.
February 1, 2007... Halting Inappropriate Expert Witness Testimony — Part II: Efforts of State Medical Boards and State Medical Societies to Police 'Experts' by Robert A. Bitterman, MD, JD, FACEP, Contributing Editor Introduction Last month we...

Frequent ED visitors = High risk of EMTALA violations.(Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1985)
February 1, 2007... Frequent ED visitors = High risk of EMTALA violations Always do an appropriate MSE If an ED physician refuses to examine and treat a patient suspected of "drug seeking," this is an automatic violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment...

Reduce risks with credentialing for rare, high-risk ED procedures.
February 1, 2007... Reduce risks with credentialing for rare, high-risk ED procedures Being too specific will increase legal risks Credentialing requirements for specific numbers of procedures performed may be suitable for most hospital units, but these...

CNE/CME Objectives/Questions.(continuing medical education)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... CNE/CME Objectives After completing this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Identify legal issues relating to emergency medicine practice; 2. Explain how these issues affect nurses, physicians, legal counsel, management,...

Special Report: Psychiatric Emergencies: A Medical-Legal Minefield.(Case study)(Clinical report)
February 1, 2007... Special Report Psychiatric Emergencies: A Medical-Legal Minefield by Gregory P. Moore and James A. Pfaff, authors There is no area of Emergency Medicine that incorporates as many associated unique legal issues as that of...