Browsing: Medical Liability

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Risk Management Pitfalls , Medico Legal , Medical Liability , Administration & Operations

Risk Management: Falls in the Emergency Department

10/16/2018 Ashley Guthrie, DO , Steven Hochman, MD, FACEP
Crowded, busy emergency departments seem susceptible to an increased risk of slip-and-fall accidents that keep administrators awake at night. But does the evidence bear out this assumption?
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Legislation , Medical Liability

Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform

6/12/2014 Natalie Kirilichin, MD , Benjamin Savitch, MD, JD
Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform More than 75% of physicians will face a medical malpractice claim over the course of their career.1 This experience is often emotionally and financially