ED Legal Letter articles from September 2007

ED Legal Letter archives from September 2007

ED overcrowding and ambulance diversion cause potential liabilities.
September 1, 2007... ED overcrowding and ambulance diversion cause potential liabilities By Jay Weaver, MD, EMT-P, Attorney, Private Practice, Paramedic, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA Emergency medicine practitioners have little control over...

Poor triage processes can get you sued, criminally charged.
September 1, 2007... Poor triage processes can get you sued, criminally charged Los Angeles case reflects increasing anger toward EDs by Stacey Kusterbeck, Contributing Editor The news stories shocked many Americans: ED staff ignored a dying woman's...

Change the "footprint" of wait areas, reduce lawsuits.
September 1, 2007... Change the "footprint" of wait areas, reduce lawsuits It's safer for patients to wait on the "back end" of ED visit To solve the problems that contributed to ED staff actions being considered as potentially criminal in recent cases of...

Do EM residents worry about lawsuits too much?
September 1, 2007... Do EM residents worry about lawsuits too much? Safety, not lawsuits, should be priority When a group of physicians starting emergency medicine residencies in California were surveyed, researchers found that malpractice fear markedly...

Special Report: Use caution when buying medical malpractice coverage.
September 1, 2007... Special Report Use caution when buying medical malpractice coverage By Layton C. Severson, ARM, AIC, President, L. C. Severson Company, Inc. Summary: Physicians should not purchase medical malpractice insurance from the surplus...

CNE/CME Objectives/Questions.
September 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,...