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ED Legal Letter archives from January 2007
Halting inappropriate expert witness testimony - Part I: Professional associations' efforts to police 'experts'.
January 1, 2007... Halting inappropriate expert witness testimony – Part I: Professional associations' efforts to police 'experts'
by Robert A. Bitterman, MD, JD, FACEP, Contributing Editor
Introduction
Physicians believe that most medical...
Special Report: EMTALA Compliance Could Have Stopped Failure Cascade.(Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1985)
January 1, 2007... Special Report
EMTALA Compliance Could Have Stopped Failure Cascade
by Stephen A. Frew, JD, Vice President and Risk Consultant, Johnson Insurance Services
On January 6, 2006, well-known Washington, DC, journalist David Rosenbaum...
CNE/CME Objectives/Questions.
January 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,...
Know liability risks of 'drug seekers' and 'frequent fliers'.
January 1, 2007... Know liability risks of 'drug seekers' and 'frequent fliers'
Commonly used terms are "no more appropriate than racial slurs"
by Staci Kusterbeck, Contributing Editor
[Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series on...
Some EPs unfamiliar with MI guidelines.(emergency physicians)
January 1, 2007... Some EPs unfamiliar with MI guidelines
Liability risk is "significant" if staff don't follow current recommendations
by Staci Kusterbeck, Contributing Editor
A recent study has revealed that 28% of 509 emergency physicians (EPs)...