ED Management articles from January 2008

ED Management archives from January 2008

Patient drives truck into ED after complaining about wait.(emergency department)
January 1, 2008... Patient drives truck into ED after complaining about wait Incident shows potential dangers of unseen patients' frustration On Wednesday evening, Oct. 24, 2007, a man drove his pickup truck into the exterior wall of the ED at the...

ED shrinks LWTs from 8% to below 1.5%.(emergency department)(leave without treatment)
January 1, 2008... ED shrinks LWTs from 8% to below 1.5% In the course of less than a year, the ED at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, VA, has reduced its rate of patients who leave without treatment (LWT) from the 8%-9% range to just under 1.5% —...

Manager: Not all EDs ready to convert to no-wait status.
January 1, 2008... Manager: Not all EDs ready to convert to no-wait status Eliminating waiting rooms takes years, cooperation The new ED at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, IL, is a bit untraditional: It has no waiting room. "When a...

ED technology returns over $6 million in just two years.
January 1, 2008... ED technology returns over $6 million in just two years More accurate paperwork yields large increase Greenville (SC) Hospital System University Medical Center has been able to achieve a return on investment (ROI) of more than $6...

ED leads the way in improvement on CAP care.(emergency department)(community acquired pneumonia)
January 1, 2008... ED leads the way in improvement on CAP care Core measure compliance improves dramatically The ED at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, has played a central role in the dramatic improvement in hospitalwide compliance with The Joint...

EDs speed care, improve images with new CT scans.
January 1, 2008... EDs speed care, improve images with new CT scans More rapid diagnosis avoids unnecessary admits EDs that are using the latest technology in computed tomography (CT) scanning devices are finding numerous benefits in patients with chest...

Paper warns of CT scan radiation dangers.
January 1, 2008... Paper warns of CT scan radiation dangers The increased use of computed tomography (CT) scans, while revolutionizing diagnostic radiology, also has brought with it a greater risk of radiation and potential cancer cases, according to a recent...

Study claims EDs fall short on pneumonia and MI care.
January 1, 2008... Study claims EDs fall short on pneumonia and MI care Numbers disputed — Documentation poor? According to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers, ED managers and their staffs are doing a poor job of treating pneumonia and heart...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.(continuing nursing education/continuing medical education)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... 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...