ED Management articles from April 2003

ED Management archives from April 2003

Are you losing staff to military call-ups? ED managers share their key strategies: staffing losses `could quickly reach crisis proportions'.
April 1, 2003... Executive Summary Many EDs are losing staff due to military call-ups, and the problem is expected to worsen in the coming months. * Use flexible staffing including short shifts. * Develop a pool of volunteer ED physicians willing...

Address risks of staff who get smallpox vaccine.
April 1, 2003... Executive Summary You'll need a policy to reduce risks of inadvertent transmission of the smallpox virus to address staff participation in the military's vaccination program. * Vaccinated staff must wash hands, especially after...

5 ways to comply with HIPAA oral privacy regs.
April 1, 2003... Executive Summary ED managers should use cost-effective and simple strategies to comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements for oral privacy. * Consider using cubicles or screens to block sound, and...

Use protocol to send inpatient holds upstairs. (Benchmarking Success).
April 1, 2003... Executive Summary A "full capacity" protocol requires that admitted patients being held in the ED are moved upstairs when the ED is at full capacity. * Length of stay for admitted patients is reduced. * Morale of ED nurses is...

New strategies assist billing under APCs. (Guest Column).(ambulatory payment classification)
April 1, 2003... [Editor's Note: This is the first part of a two-part series on improving ED reimbursement under ambulatory payment classifications. This month, we cover nursing assessment criteria, ED chargemasters, billing for evaluation and management...

Q&A. (EMTALA).
April 1, 2003... [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...

MRIs found to be faster at detecting heart attacks. (EMTALA).
April 1, 2003... Managing chest pain is a challenge for every ED, fraught with risks of missed diagnosis, adverse outcomes, and potential lawsuits. As an ED manager, you should take note of a new study reporting that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

CE/CME questions. (EMTALA).
April 1, 2003... 1. Which is an effective strategy to handle staffing shortages caused by military call-ups, according to Michael L. Carius, MD, FACEP, chairman of Norwalk Hospital's department of emergency medicine? A. Broaden the pool of supplemental...

Military/Nonmilitary-related obligation pay and leave.
April 1, 2003... I. Purpose This policy presents the organization's obligations in complying with The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and stipulates compensation parameters for nonworking time granted due to certain...

ED Management reader survey.
April 1, 2003... 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...