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Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Medical Test Leads to Large Settlement

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Ordering diagnostic tests is a standard procedure for physicians; yet if the test results aren’t reviewed and acted upon, what was the point of ordering the test? “ Physicians who overlook test results do their patients a disservice — possibly a fatal one. Some would be on top of their own diagnostic tests.

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

This means NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments (including prescribing medications) under the licensing authority of the State Board of Nursing. to 35.3% (CNA & NSO, 2022). to 35.3% (CNA & NSO, 2022). of claims in 2017 to 37.1%

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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

of all claims in the 2022 dataset, compared to 13% in the 2012 dataset. of all allegations against nurse practitioners and continue to be the leading allegation through 2012, 2017, and 2022 datasets. Failure to document patient noncompliance with appointments, ordered diagnostic tests and/or prescribed medications.

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More Problems with (and Suggestions for) Medical Education

Sensible Medicine

One of our early series (fall 2022) featured these two pieces. Recently, Dr. Prasad criticized medical schools for testing outdated evidence, unrealistic clinical scenarios, and requiring students to know useless and impractical information. Today we have a current trainee extending Dr. Prasad’s most recent critique.

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The AI Doctor Will Message You Now

Sensible Medicine

I’ve been following the general conversations and have been particularly interested in AI’s potential to improve diagnostic performance. Whatever great advances are ahead, I cannot foresee a time that people will be comfortable receiving counseling from a computer or receiving recommendations about diagnostics or treatments.

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A “Great Re-Set” for Telehealth and Remote Monitoring? Panda Health Says That’s a “Yes”

Health Populi

For remote patient monitoring, 82% of hospitals deployed RHM since the pandemic emerged, with 19% of health systems adopting remote monitoring in the past 12 months (March 2022-23). This frees up the clinician’s time to see patients in-person that need that kind of face-time versus diagnostic check-ins between major visits.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

Further diagnostic tests reveal that the mass is a malignant neoplasm. Mr. Salzo’s diagnostic presentation appeared typical for asthma. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2022, 50% to 60% of lung cancers were diagnosed in patients with no smoking history.

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