ED Management articles from April 2006

ED Management archives from April 2006

EDs slash unnecessary visits using interfaced computers, common protocols.(hospitals in Lincoln NE share information)
April 1, 2006... Project aimed at boosting safety net pays financial dividends Three Lincoln, NE-based EDs have joined forces to tackle two of the most nagging problems facing emergency departments today: The use of EDs for primary care services, and the...

New coma scale offers option to Glasgow.(FOUR (Full Outline of UnResponsiveness) Score)
April 1, 2006... Ease of use, accurate prediction of mortality touted Researchers at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, NY, have created a new coma scale they say is superior to the commonly used Glasgow Coma Scale (GSC). The new scale,...

Diversions worsening, trend may continue.(ambulance diversions due to overcrowded emergency departments)
April 1, 2006... ED managers must be proactive to reduce hours Two studies to be published in the April 2006 edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine[superscript]1,2 indicate that the ambulance diversion problem in America has become even more serious -- and...

Blood test may help ID more at-risk patients.
April 1, 2006... Quandary: Short of breath, but absent heart failure According to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine,[superscript]1 ED managers may be able to predict with greater accuracy than ever before the risk of post-discharge mortality...

Study: Children may get antibiotics too often.
April 1, 2006... Sore throats receiving them exceed strep numbers Do ED physicians overprescribe antibiotics for children with sore throats? They do, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.[superscript]1 In fact, while...

Physician greeters? ED managers weigh pros, cons.(physicians as first point of contact in emergency departments)
April 1, 2006... A growing number of ED managers have begun using ED physicians as "greeters" -- placing them in triage as the first provider to see patients. With the creation of a "door-to-doc" time of virtually zero, the patient satisfaction benefits are...

CE/CME objectives.
April 1, 2006... *Apply new information about various approaches to ED management. *Explain how regulatory developments apply to the ED setting. *Implement managerial procedures suggested by your peers in the publication.

CE/CME questions.
April 1, 2006... 1. According to Ruth Radenslaben, it is critically important to include experts in which field in the first stages of developing a safety net improvement program? *Legal *Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ...