ED Management articles from April 2009

ED Management archives from April 2009

ED Management special focus: Cutting costs and improving efficiency.
April 1, 2009... ED Management special focus: Cutting costs and improving efficiency Keeping costs under control is always an important consideration for ED managers, but in these challenging economic times, it has become critical. In this special...

Staffing strategies help ED save more than $1 million a year.
April 1, 2009... Staffing strategies help ED save more than $1 million a year Tracking and monitoring of equipment yield additional savings The ED at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, NC, has realized annual savings in excess of $1 million with...

Scribes help ED avoid expense of hiring PAs.(emergency departments)(physician assistants)
April 1, 2009... Scribes help ED avoid expense of hiring PAs 'Clinical information managers' mostly pre-med The hiring of physician scribes, known as "clinical information managers," has helped Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, a five-hospital system...

Redesign helps EDs improve patient flow.(emergency departments)
April 1, 2009... Redesign helps EDs improve patient flow The ED managers and administrators at Cuyahoga Falls (OH) General Hospital and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center agree that careful attention to design considerations in their new departments...

Patient education program slashes ED readmissions.
April 1, 2009... Patient education program slashes ED readmissions Patients taught about disease and meds, follow-ups A new initiative at Boston University Medical Center called the Re-Engineered Hospital Discharge Program (RED) has significantly...

Ice storm fails to freeze smooth ED operations.
April 1, 2009... Ice storm fails to freeze smooth ED operations Pre-planning ensures adequate staffing While a recent severe ice storm in Owensboro, KY, held most of the city in a standstill for several days, well-laid plans for just such a disaster...

ENA study cites barriers to NPSG compliance.
April 1, 2009... ENA study cites barriers to NPSG compliance Culture must change to engender safer processes While the response rate (4.6%) was small, the message delivered in the results of a survey by the Emergency Nurses' Association (ENA) was huge:...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
April 1, 2009... CNE/CME objectives *Apply new information about various approaches to ED management. *Discuss how developments in the regulatory arena apply to the ED setting. *Implement managerial procedures suggested by your peers in the...