ED Management articles from February 2009

ED Management archives from February 2009

Rochester study shows telemedicine could reduce pediatric ED visits.
February 1, 2009... Rochester study shows telemedicine could reduce pediatric ED visits Physicians remain skeptical, saying most visits are necessary Telemedicine has long been recognized for improving access to care as well as access to specialist...

Lawsuits may arise from ED 'boarding' practice.
February 1, 2009... Lawsuits may arise from ED 'boarding' practice An emergency physician is managing an acute myocardial infarction, arranging for a patient transfer, sewing up a laceration, and putting in a chest tube, with 20 people still waiting to be seen...

Discharge unit helps speed patient flow.
February 1, 2009... Discharge unit helps speed patient flow ED goes more than 4 years without diversion ED managers agree that overcrowding and gridlock, while often manifested most graphically in their department, are decidedly hospitalwide issues, and...

ED Coding Update: Here's how you can ramp up your department's revenues.(emergency medicine)(Column)
February 1, 2009... Here's how you can ramp up your department's revenues [This quarterly column on coding in the ED is written by Caral Edelberg, president of Edelberg Compliance Associates. If there are coding issues you would like to see addressed in this...

Staff involvement key to satisfaction gains.
February 1, 2009... Staff involvement key to satisfaction gains Frontline staff get input on selection, implementation As a small (10,000 visits a year) department, the ED at Boone (IA) County Hospital is fortunate it doesn't have to deal with the long...

ED Accreditation Update: New Sentinel Event Alert gives warning: IT implementation has inherent safety risks.
February 1, 2009... ED Accreditation Update New Sentinel Event Alert gives warning: IT implementation has inherent safety risks While the introduction of new technologies such as computerized physician order entry (CPOE) were lauded by proponents as...

ED Accreditation Update: Preparation can help avoid IT problems.(emergency department)(information technology)
February 1, 2009... ED Accreditation Update Preparation can help avoid IT problems The best way to avoid (or at least minimize) problems with information technology (IT) implementation in the ED is to take certain steps to make sure you are adequately...

ED Accreditation Update: Joint Commission urges these preventive actions.
February 1, 2009... ED Accreditation Update Joint Commission urges these preventive actions Below are suggested actions to help prevent patient harm related to the implementation and use of health information technology (IT) and converging technologies....

ED Accreditation Update: No new NPSGs, but no time for EDs to relax.(emergency department)(National Patient Safety Goals)
February 1, 2009... ED Accreditation Update No new NPSGs, but no time for EDs to relax ED managers might breathe a small sigh of relief following the announcement from The Joint Commission (TJC) that there will be no new National Patient Safety Goals...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
February 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...