ED Management articles from August 2006

ED Management archives from August 2006

Organizations join forces against Joint Commission medication rules.
August 1, 2006... Organizations join forces against Joint Commission medication rules Overburdened EDs differ from other hospital departments, they argue On May 30, 2006, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Academy of...

ACEP, AAEM, ENA outline their objections.(American College of Emergency Physicians )(American Academy of Emergency Medicine)(Emergency Nurses Association)
August 1, 2006... ACEP, AAEM, ENA outline their objections In a May 30, 2006, letter under the letterheads of all three organizations, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and the Emergency...

Here's how JCAHO defines compliance.
August 1, 2006... Here's how JCAHO defines compliance Since there are no guarantees as to when — or if — the objections of emergency medicine groups to standard MM 4.10 from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will...

JCAHO establishes new infection control standard.
August 1, 2006... JCAHO establishes new infection control standard The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has approved an infection control standard that requires accredited organizations to offer influenza vaccinations to...

Computers aid EDs in violence screening.
August 1, 2006... Computers aid EDs in violence screening Staff, patients discuss sensitive issue Computer screening may increase the odds that a woman at risk for domestic violence will talk to a health care professional in the ED, according to a...

Shortage of specialists worsens, ACEP says.
August 1, 2006... Shortage of specialists worsens, ACEP says 75% of ED directors report inadequate coverage Almost three-quarters of ED medical directors responding to a survey reported inadequate on-call specialist coverage, compared with two-thirds in...

Field hospital model aids New Orleans ED.
August 1, 2006... Field hospital model aids New Orleans ED Pre-Katrina strategies fall short, only 2 EDs open You might think that with the population of New Orleans greatly reduced following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the city's EDs would...

EMTALA Q & A: Privilege resignations: ED manager's dilemma.(Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act)(question and answers)(emergency department)
August 1, 2006... Privilege resignations: ED manager's dilemma [Editor's note: This column addresses readers' questions about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). If you have a question you'd like answered, contact Steve Lewis, Editor, ED...

ED Accreditation Update: Is your department prepared to make changes to your emergency management exercises?
August 1, 2006... ED Accreditation Update Is your department prepared to make changes to your emergency management exercises? Surveyors will expect communitywide focus As of July 1, 2006, hospitals are required to improve the planning and...

ED Accreditation Update: New focuses: Resources and patient management.
August 1, 2006... ED Accreditation Update New focuses: Resources and patient management What will you do if you only have a helicopter? To meet the revised standard for emergency management exercises from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

ED Accreditation Update: JCAHO changes standards for credentials in a disaster.
August 1, 2006... ED Accreditation Update JCAHO changes standards for credentials in a disaster You have 72 hours to verify primary source Standards have been added and revised in the accreditation manuals for the Joint Commission on Accreditation...

ED Accreditation Update: Joint Commission offers free audioconferences.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... ED Accreditation Update Joint Commission offers free audioconferences The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is conducting free monthly one-hour audio conferences with Joint Commission president Dennis S....

ED Accreditation Update: IOM report recommends Joint Commission action.
August 1, 2006... ED Accreditation Update IOM report recommends Joint Commission action The Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) three-year "Future of Emergency Care" project, recently completed, includes recommendations for the Joint Commission on...

ED Accreditation Update: JCAHO revises standard on organ procurement.
August 1, 2006... ED Accreditation Update JCAHO revises standard on organ procurement Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, hospitals will be required to develop a policy regarding organ donation after cardiac death, based on the revised organ procurement and...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
August 1, 2006... CE/CME objectives *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. ...