ED Legal Letter articles from June 2008

ED Legal Letter archives from June 2008

Transferring Patients: EMTALA Rule to Apply to Those Needing More Care.
June 1, 2008... Transferring Patients: EMTALA Rule to Apply to Those Needing More Care Change would determine whether hospitals with specialized services must accept appropriate transfers By Robert A. Bitterman, MD JD FACEP, Contributing Editor ...

When are you liable for response to "code blues" on other units?
June 1, 2008... When are you liable for response to "code blues" on other units? Risks are considerable, but lawsuits are uncommon ED physicians responding to "code blue" alerts on inpatient units is a common practice -- but one that exposes them to...

SPECIAL REPORT: Liability Risks Vary in Emergency Physicians' Response to Code Blue Alerts.
June 1, 2008... SPECIAL REPORT Liability Risks Vary in Emergency Physicians' Response to Code Blue Alerts By William M. McDonnell, MD, JD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Adjunct Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University...

Long ED waits for psychiatric patients can lead to lawsuits.
June 1, 2008... Long ED waits for psychiatric patients can lead to lawsuits Claims of overcrowding won't get jury's sympathy After waiting 22 hours to be transferred to another facility, a homeless man committed suicide in a Douglasville, GA, ED...

CNE/CME Objectives/Questions.
June 1, 2008... 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,...