ED Management articles from July 2007

ED Management archives from July 2007

ED physicians group ousted, sues - power struggle with CEO blamed.
July 1, 2007... ED physicians group ousted, sues — power struggle with CEO blamed Here are tips that can ensure a good working relationship Haywood Emergency Physicians, which had managed the ED at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC,...

What surveyors want to see for review of med orders.
July 1, 2007... What surveyors want to see for review of med orders Broader interpretation is now allowed Most ED managers breathed a sigh of relief after The Joint Commission approved an interim action, effective Jan. 1, 2007, that changed the...

Fever kit helps ED save $300,000 in three years.
July 1, 2007... Fever kit helps ED save $300,000 in three years Unnecessary return visits cut nearly in half By creating inexpensive fever kits and providing them free of charge to parents of children between 3 months and 5 years of age who presented...

Discharge instructions help parents provide home care.
July 1, 2007... Discharge instructions help parents provide home care The following are examples of fever discharge instructions provided to parents at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas: *Do not bundle your child in heavy clothing or blankets. Use light...

'Boarded' patients prefer halls on inpatient floors.
July 1, 2007... 'Boarded' patients prefer halls on inpatient floors Proximity of specialists puts them more at ease Harried ED managers who are trying their best to get patients upstairs apparently have some strong allies in this battle: The patients...

Social workers cut nonemergent visits 45%.
July 1, 2007... Social workers cut nonemergent visits 45% Registration times slashed, elopement rate cut By locating a social worker in a hospital ED to help members overcome barriers to primary care, Horizon NJ Health, a West Trenton, NJ-based...

Guest Column: Discharging the homeless - Crisis in 'La-La Land'.(Column)
July 1, 2007... Discharging the homeless — Crisis in 'La-La Land' [Editor's note: M. Steven Lipton, JD, is an attorney with the San Francisco law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. This is the first of a two-part series on the growing crisis of "dumping"...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
July 1, 2007... 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...