ED Management articles from December 2005

ED Management archives from December 2005

Bird flu pandemic may not be certainty, but it's not too early to start preparing.
December 1, 2005... Bird flu pandemic may not be certainty, but it's not too early to start preparing Improved ED infection controls badly needed, they warn The avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, more commonly known as bird flu, is capturing headlines around...

Some chest pain patients may be discharged early.
December 1, 2005... Some chest pain patients may be discharged early Study's findings still are preliminary A team of Canadian researchers has developed the "Vancouver Chest Pain Rule," that they say may be used to identify and safely discharge emergency...

Emergency department payments cut by CMS in final outpatient rule.(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
December 1, 2005... Emergency department payments cut by CMS in final outpatient rule If the final outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rule on hospital outpatient payment services for 2006 is any indication, the coming year will be an extremely tight...

'Virtual beds' lower flow times, boost satisfaction.(managing emergency department beds)
December 1, 2005... 'Virtual beds' lower flow times, boost satisfaction Can staff watch patients closely enough? Some ED managers call the system "virtual beds;" others prefer the terms "outside waiting room," or "waiting room by appointment." Whatever...

Communication, teamwork keys to system's success.
December 1, 2005... Communication, teamwork keys to system's success For an ED to succeed with a system such as the rapid medical evaluation (RME) process adapted by many ED clients of California Emergency Physicians/ MedAmerica (CEP/MedAmerica), a Laguna...

How 3 hospital EDs benefit from virtual beds.
December 1, 2005... How 3 hospital EDs benefit from virtual beds The following are examples of results achieved by several clients of California Emergency Physicians/ MedAmerica (CEP/MedAmerica), a Laguna Hills, CA-based emergency physician management company,...

Katrina-born tracking forms aid Rita response.
December 1, 2005... Katrina-born tracking forms aid Rita response Database tracks 2,500 patients Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, and it can't get much more necessary than trying to track several thousand patients who've suddenly been...

AHRQ publishes disaster preparedness guide.
December 1, 2005... AHRQ publishes disaster preparedness guide In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a report, titled "Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness," to help field-...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
December 1, 2005... CE/CME objectives *Apply new information about various approaches to ED management. *Explain developments in the regulatory arena and how they apply to the ED setting. *Implement managerial procedures suggested by your peers in the...