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Daniel J. Sullivan, M.D.,
J.D., FACEP, is a senior partner in MEA and one of the foremost
authorities in Emergency Medicine Risk Management, and Patient
Safety and Medical Error Reduction. Dr. Sullivan:
- Is the co-author
of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
text Risk Management in Emergency Medicine;
- Is the past
executive editor of The ED Legal Letter;
- Is the immediate
past chair of national ACEP's Medical Legal Committee;
- Is
an expert on EMTALA, and has lectured and consulted extensively
at Hospitals all over the United States;
- Has implemented
the first web-based CME course on patient safety and medical
error reduction in the Emergency Department;
- Developed
the first web-based internet course on EMTALA for nurses,
physicians and Hospital Administrators.
Dr. Sullivan has
developed and implemented the Emergency Medicine Risk
Initiative (EMRI) at all MEA affiliated
emergency departments. This includes mandatory yearly
web-based risk
and quality CME courses, an ongoing web-based risk
and quality audit and bedside risk management tools. This
program has
now been implemented in hundreds of emergency departments
around the country, and has been utilized by several
insurance company premium credit programs. This program will be implemented at no expense to your institution.
The program consistently demonstrates medical error reduction,
improved documentation and improvement in emergency department
systems. Properly implemented, it can result in decreased
malpractice risk and related expenses for your hospital.
If you are interested in the program contact Cathy Sullivan
at the MEA office at 630-472-8810.
Dr. Sullivan is also one of the leading authorities in EMTALA
in the United States. MEA can provide your hospital with
a formal review of EMTALA compliance with this important
federal law. MEA provides EMTALA computer based educational
courses for physicians, nurses and administrators at our
MEA affiliated hospitals.
Suggested link: The
Sullivan Group
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