title: Risk management at the heart of the matter: addressing acute coronary care.
abstract: Every year, 540,000 patients enter a hospital for myocardial infarction. Of these, 4% to 13% will be misdiagnosed and 11%-25% of them may die as a result. Missed diagnoses are the most expensive claims against emergency department physicians and account for 20% of all losses paid by them. A sound risk management program can save lives and dollars by supporting the effective and safe treatment of patients requiring acute coronary care.
authors.affiliation: Maley HealthCare Strategies, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Maley
mesh_terms: D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D005080:Exercise Test; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D018710:Pain Clinics; D010343:Patient Admission; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents