ED Management articles from January 2006

ED Management archives from January 2006

CPOE: It's not a matter of if, but when, say the experts, so the time to prepare is now.(computerized physician order entry)
January 1, 2006... CPOE: It's not a matter of if, but when, say the experts, so the time to prepare is now Get involved in your hospital's decision-making process (Editors' note: In this first part of a two-part series on computerized physician order...

Atypical patient profiles common after disasters.
January 1, 2006... Atypical patient profiles common after disasters Be prepared for psych casualties ED managers recognize the need to prepare their departments for a huge surge of patients in the wake of a disaster in the community. What some of them...

JCAHO offers emergency management suggestions.
January 1, 2006... JCAHO offers emergency management suggestions The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has published a series of tips for facilities preparing for and responding to emergency situations. The tips include:...

To cut diversions, get other units involved.(Shady Grove Adventist Hospital recieves Ernest Amory Codman Award)
January 1, 2006... To cut diversions, get other units involved ED achieves 72% reduction By addressing ED problems as hospitalwide problems, the ED leadership at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD, has reduced ambulance diversions by 72%,...

Tiered structure helps ED improve flow, satisfaction.(Emergency Department)
January 1, 2006... Tiered structure helps ED improve flow, satisfaction Department cuts LOS 40 minutes Between 2001 and 2005, average length of stay in the ED at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago has dropped from 85 minutes to 45 minutes....

2-pronged approach improves pain recording.(Company overview)
January 1, 2006... 2-pronged approach improves pain recording From 7.4% to 38.2% documentation An intensive staff education program and a targeted revision of medical charting has enabled the pediatric ED at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell...

EMTALA Q & A: Inpatients in the ED: Caught between two worlds.(Interview)
January 1, 2006... Inpatients in the ED: Caught between two worlds [Editor's note: This column addresses readers' questions about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. If you have a question you'd like answered, contact Steve Lewis, Editor, ED...

JCAHO unveils 2006 fixed performance areas.
January 1, 2006... JCAHO unveils 2006 fixed performance areas The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has announced that for random unannounced surveys conducted in 2006, the fixed performance areas for hospitals are: assessment and...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
January 1, 2006... 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...