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5. PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS APPROPRIATELY
Prescribe only the medications you as a professional recommend for any given patient. Prescribing drugs outside the physician’s specialty, prescribing drugs for non-patients and buckling to pressure from patients for speci c medications that you as a provider are not comfortable with increases risk.
6. OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT
Informed consent does not begin and end with a piece of paper.
It is a discussion between the patient and the provider regarding the risks and bene ts of a procedure, treatment, test or medication. Ensure each patient understands the procedure(s) they are
about to go through and have them con rm through verbal and written consent.
7. DISCLOSE, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPASSIONATELY ADDRESS ANY COMPLICATIONS
Patients need to trust those assigned to their care. Despite the best of care and caution, there can be rare complications. Should one occur, stay away from jumping to conclusions or placing blame before all the facts are in. Showing sincere compassion and sharing information with the patient / family is, of course, appropriate. Follow protocol in determining what occurred and take a team approach with all care team members to determine what, if any, procedural changes are needed. Complications, though very rare, can happen. How we deal with them shows character. ■
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1. “10Thingsthatgetphysicianssued”TexasMedicalLiabilityTrust2010-2011
2. “Sorry Works” Wojcieszak, Saxton, Finkelstein; Author House® 2008
3. http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-anesthesiologist-being-sued-over-deadly-
surgery-admits-to-texting-reading-ipad-during-procedures-7134970
USAP WELCOMES ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS, INC. OFNEVADA
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US Anesthesia Partners is thrilled to announce that Anesthesia Consultants Inc. (ACI), based in Las Vegas, has joined USAP. Soon to be “USAP-Nevada,” ACI physicians and anesthetists service over 35 facilities, including Dignity Health, HCA and UHS.
Dr. Jason Workman, President of ACI, said that USAP was attractive to ACI partners for a number of reasons— including its single-specialty focus, its partnership model, its data-driven culture and its commitment to clinical quality. “The opportunity to team with the other high caliber practices that have chosen to partner with USAP was very attractive to ACI partners as well.”
The practice will continue to be supported by the local practice management group, formerly known as IMMI, while they integrate into the broader USAP Shared Services network. ■
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