ED Management articles from April 2002

ED Management archives from April 2002

New JCAHO staffing standards: you may be surprised at what you need to do; you'll need new methods to assess whether your staffing is adequate.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations )
April 1, 2002... Executive Summary As of July 1, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will require you to assess staffing by using specific indicators based on clinical/service and human resource outcomes. * Your ED must...

Here's how to make point-of-care testing a success.
April 1, 2002... Executive Summary Point-of-care testing can ensure that patients are discharged from the ED appropriately. * Tests done in the ED can save up to 50 minutes in lab turnaround time. * If a single individual handles the testing and...

Ask staff to help choose the right nurse manager.
April 1, 2002... Executive Summary If staff are involved in selecting a new ED nurse manager, it improves satisfaction and morale. * Applicants can be interviewed by a panel of staff members. * Invite staff to give input on the questions you ask...

EMTALA Q & A.(Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act)
April 1, 2002... [Editor's Note: This column is part of an ongoing series that will address reader questions about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). If you have a question you'd like answered, contact Staci Kusterbeck, Editor, ED...

Audioconferences target disasters, disclosure.
April 1, 2002... Have you missed one of American Health Consultants' (AHC) recent audio conferences? If so, two upcoming conference replays offer another opportunity to take advantage of excellent continuing education opportunities for your entire facility. ...

Sign up now to continue receiving bioterrorism news.
April 1, 2002... We hope you have enjoyed receiving complimentary issues of Bioterrorism Watch with your subscription to ED Management. Your last free issue will be in June. Beginning in July, Bioterrorism Watch will become an eight-page bimonthly...

CE/CME questions.
April 1, 2002... 37. Which of the following is a requirement for screening indicators outlined in new staffing assessment standards from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? A. discontinuing the inclusion of human...

Building a bridge over the abyss: will bioterrorism help bring disjointed health system together? Getting in same boat as `tsunami' of money builds.
April 1, 2002... Diverse and disjointed, the nation's public health and clinical settings have education needs and communication gaps that must be bridged if the system is to improve its response to bioterrorism, a group of consultants recently told the...

CDC gets plenty of advice for action; clarify roles, make info user-friendly.
April 1, 2002... A recent consultants' brainstorming session on education and communication needs for bioterrorism resulted in numerous suggestions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Some of the points of information and...

Was anthrax mailer a bioweapons researcher? `This has military lab stamped all over it'.
April 1, 2002... Given the difficulty of creating high-quality anthrax in a civilian research lab, the original source of the Bacillus anthracis that killed five people last year was likely a U.S. bioweapons facility, the president of the American Society of...

Bioterrorism forensics; the burden of proof: if bug does not fit, you must acquit?
April 1, 2002... Already asked by federal investigators to assist in finding the anthrax mailer, the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) is taking the next step and discussing the emerging science of bioterrorism forensics. Despite an impressive array of...

ED Management reader survey.
April 1, 2002... In an effort to learn more about the professionals who read EDM, we are conducting this reader survey. The results will be used to enhance the content and format of EDM. Instructions: Please circle the appropriate answers. Please specify...

Jerry L. Pettis VA Memorial Medical Center.
April 1, 2002... EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSE MANAGER Search Committee Ballot INTRODUCTION: As you know, your current Nurse Manager has accepted a position at another facility. VAMC Loma Linda has benefited from their leadership and we will miss his/her...