ED Management articles from January 2007

ED Management archives from January 2007

One-third of EDs may fail to meet 90-minute target for heart attack patients.(emergency departments)
January 1, 2007... One-third of EDs may fail to meet 90-minute target for heart attack patients ACC offers help to meet guidelines for door-to-balloon times Noting that only about one-third of hospitals provide emergency care to heart attack patients...

System says ED patients will have zero wait times.(emergency department)
January 1, 2007... System says ED patients will have zero wait times Cooperation from multiple departments successful Not content with a 30-minute guarantee that it has been offering its ED patients for six years, Michigan's Oakwood Healthcare System has...

Multivariable testing cuts door-to-doc times by 24%.(Blount Memorial Hospital (Maryville, TN))
January 1, 2007... Multivariable testing cuts door-to-doc times by 24% Approach tests several process solutions in short time Members of the ED staff at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN, have cut the door-to-doc time from one hour to 45 minutes,...

New evidence-based MTBI discharge form proposed.
January 1, 2007... New evidence-based MTBI discharge form proposed Authors find too much variation among EDs Citing a lack of consistency and complete information in ED discharge forms for patients with mild-trauma brain injury (MTBI), researchers at the...

Mapping system gets patient to the right ED.
January 1, 2007... Mapping system gets patient to the right ED Web program shows ED locations, diversions, etc. A new web-based mapping system in Loma Linda, CA, provides EDs and emergency service organizations in a wide geographical area with real-time...

Study: Missed diagnoses have multiple causes.
January 1, 2007... Study: Missed diagnoses have multiple causes Process breakdowns often can be identified What causes missed diagnoses in the ED? A research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston decided that one of the best places to seek the...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
January 1, 2007... CE/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...