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ED Legal Letter archives from January 2009
CA Court Determines State's Damage Cap Does Not Apply to EMTALA Claim.
January 1, 2009... CA Court Determines State's Damage Cap Does Not Apply to EMTALA Claim
By Michelle Bitterman Fish, JD and Robert A. Bitterman, MD, JD, FACEP, Contributing Editor
In a series of questionable decisions, a California federal court allowed...
Could giving 'unequal' care to inpatients get your ED sued?
January 1, 2009... Could giving 'unequal' care to inpatients get your ED sued?
Differences in care revealed during lawsuits
(This story concludes a two-part series on liability risks of boarding admitted patients in the ED. This month, we report on the...
Special Report: Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue.
January 1, 2009... SPECIAL REPORT
Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue
By Mitchell C. Sokolosky, MD, Associate Professor and Residency Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center, Winston-Salem, NC; and Randall...
Do Joint Commission guidelines have a legal impact on our practice?
January 1, 2009... Do Joint Commission guidelines have a legal impact on our practice?
Reduction in liability risk not always evident
Emergency departments pour a lot of resources into compliance with the Joint Commission's standards, including the...
CNE/CME Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2009... 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,...