ED Management articles from June 2006

ED Management archives from June 2006

Do you have the time - or the money - to offer HIV screenings?
June 1, 2006... Do you have the time — or the money — to offer HIV screenings? New CDC guidelines encourage all EDs to offer testing Offering routine HIV testing to ED patients is something that probably sounds good to an ED manager with a...

CDC to change HIV test guidelines.
June 1, 2006... CDC to change HIV test guidelines In recognition of some of the challenges noted by ED managers regarding HIV testing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is modifying its guidelines for HIV screening and testing in medical...

Fingerprint scanners help improve record security.(St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Chesterfield using Sentillion scanner to restrict medical record access)
June 1, 2006... Fingerprint scanners help improve record security Benefits outweigh some initial glitches St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Chesterfield, MO, has found a high-tech solution to the challenge of balancing the need for security of...

ED diversions banned by Seattle-area hospitals.
June 1, 2006... ED diversions banned by Seattle-area hospitals Critically ill to go by ambulance to nearest facility A new policy in King County, WA, means that hospitals in the area, which includes Seattle, will no longer go on diversion. The policy,...

ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety.
June 1, 2006... ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety Staff from both departments can lend a hand How far is your ED from the intensive care unit (ICU)? How far is it from radiology? What about surgery? At the new St. Joseph's Hospital in...

Patient flow initiatives slash average LOS.(length of stay in New Hanover Regional Medical Center's emergency department)
June 1, 2006... Patient flow initiatives slash average LOS Rates cut from 7.5 hours to just more than 5 Three years ago, the average length of stay (LOS) for admitted ED patients was about 7.5 hours at the 17th Street campus of New Hanover Regional...

In-house 'Access Center' relieves ED bed burden.(admissions management at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK)
June 1, 2006... In-house 'Access Center' relieves ED bed burden Unit: 600 calls, 425 unscheduled admits monthly The creation of an "Access Center" to handle interhospital transfer coordination and unscheduled admissions at Saint Francis Hospital in...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
June 1, 2006... CE/CME objectives *Apply new information about various approaches to ED management. *Explain how regulatory developments apply to the ED setting. *Implement managerial procedures suggested by your peers in the publication. ...