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Unprofessional behaviors were reported most often among surgeons when comparing physician specialty subgroups.

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Physician Specialty Differences in Unprofessional Behaviors Observed and Reported by Coworkers. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(6):e2415331. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.15331

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In a retrospective analysis of 5,854 emergency department malpractice cases from over 550 US hospitals, 193 (3.3%) involved an NP, 513 (8.8%) involved a PA, 535 (9.1%) involved a trainee, and 4,568 (78.0%) were attending only.

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Characterizing malpractice cases involving emergency department advanced practice providers, physicians in training, and attending physicians [published online ahead of print, 2023 Sep 8]. Acad Emerg Med. 2023;10.1111/acem.14800.

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Asymptomatic contact children of patients presenting with physical abuse are a vulnerable population who should be screened for traumatic injuries. This report details guidelines for radiologic screening.

Learn from mistakes. These are closed anesthesia malpractice claims in patients with difficult airways. Read on to avoid the same errors.

There were significant differences in the differential diagnoses generated depending on the framing of a presentation.

The evidence does not support routine use of cricoid pressure to prevent pulmonary aspiration during intubation.

Physicians who had malpractice claims did not tend to move away but tended to leave practice altogether or downsize to a smaller practice setting.

Malpractice suits against emergency physicians have some common themes. This post will help you understand them in brief.