Inpatient

APRNs and the Collaborative Practice Agreement: What Physicians Need to Know

Physicians considering working with a Nurse Practitioner often ask, “What is a Collaborative Practice Agreement?”, “Will this increase my liability?” and “I’ve been asked to just sign off on the NP’s records; what do I do?” This monograph will answer…

Aortic Disease II: Diagnosing Dissection

Screening for aortic aneurysm is under-utilized. It lacks a high profile awareness campaign, colored ribbon or celebrity fund raiser. Elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) carries risk that increases with age, making it important to determine whether, who and…

Aortic Disease I: Diagnosing Aneurysm

Screening for aortic aneurysm is under-utilized. It lacks a high profile awareness campaign, colored ribbon or celebrity fund raiser. Elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) carries risk that increases with age, making it important to determine whether, who and…

Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Standard of Care

Twenty years ago, the AMA noted an alarming trend by physicians and hospitals: they were treating the terms “standard of care” and “clinical practice guidelines” virtually interchangeably, a trend that has only increased over time. In a video interview, cardiologist…

General Surgery Claims and Case Study

On one occasion, a surgeon may make a technical error in the operating room but no claim of medical malpractice follows. On another occasion, a technically perfect surgery may be followed by a claim of medical malpractice. Are there any…

Email Between Physician and Patient

Communicating with patients by e-mail is rapidly becoming a part of many physicians’ medical practice. It ranks high in patient satisfaction, and at least one study found it to be associated with better patient compliance and better control of chronic…

DocCom Module 2: Mindfulness and Reflection in Clinical Training and Practice

This module examines specific communication skills that promote mindful awareness, a key to effective clinical practice. Mindfulness can also be applied to the acquisition of skills and knowledge, cultivation of caring and healing attitudes, and facing the anxiety of uncertainty….

Surgical Readmissions: What Surgeons Can and Can’t Do About Them

CMS’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, previously targeting medical diagnoses, is expanding its reach to surgical procedures, starting with knee and hip replacements in 2015. This monograph will review new peer-reviewed studies about the reasons for surgical readmissions, to what extent…

Lung Cancer Screening Education: From Science to Practice

Lung Cancer Screening Education: From Science to Practice instructs learners on how to implement a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary lung cancer screening program. This interactive eLearning activity demonstrates how to perform shared decision making using a patient-centered approach, how to implement screening…