ED Management articles from June 2008

ED Management archives from June 2008

Specialist hospitalists: Could they be the answer to the challenge of call panels?
June 1, 2008... Specialist hospitalists: Could they be the answer to the challenge of call panels? Proponents: EDs benefit, hospitals increase bottom lines Since the hospitalist concept was introduced several years ago, proponents have lauded its...

Disaster surge fails to fluster ED staff.(emergency department)
June 1, 2008... Disaster surge fails to fluster ED staff Things were a little slower than normal on Tuesday evening, March 25, in the ED at Caritas Norwood (MA) Hospital. That all changed in an instant when 48 patients arrived -- 33 in a single busload --...

Award-winning program slashes sepsis mortalities.
June 1, 2008... Award-winning program slashes sepsis mortalities LOS drops, antibiotic administration rates up In a campaign that earned it the prestigious Ernest Amory Codman Award from The Joint Commission, Christiana Care Health Services of...

Sepsis program requires cooperation of departments.
June 1, 2008... Sepsis program requires cooperation of departments An ED manager must work closely with several other departments to ensure the success of a sepsis treatment program, says Tom Sweeney, MD, FACEP, vice chair of emergency medicine at...

Competitive concerns bring PAs, NPs into triage area.
June 1, 2008... Competitive concerns bring PAs, NPs into triage area Quality, flow, and patient satisfaction improve As the old adage goes, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That's exactly what the ED leaders at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle...

New psych unit eases patient burden in ED.(emergency departments)(Psychiatric Transition Unit )
June 1, 2008... New psych unit eases patient burden in ED A new psych unit, located within about 100 feet of the main ED at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, has freed up precious bed hours while improving staff and patient...

How to create an ED psych unit 'from scratch'.(emergency department)
June 1, 2008... How to create an ED psych unit 'from scratch' While the creators of the Psychiatric Transition Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, could find no pre-existing models to emulate, the successful unit they created may...

'Mock EDs' help finalize design plans.(emergency departments)(Broward Health)
June 1, 2008... 'Mock EDs' help finalize design plans Nurses offer suggestions before construction In a warehouse owned by Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Broward Health, teams of nurses, physicians, and techs from the EDs at Coral Springs Medical Center...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
June 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...