ED Management articles from March 2008

ED Management archives from March 2008

Study: Wait times continue to lengthen - Visits increase as EDs disappear.
March 1, 2008... Study: Wait times continue to lengthen - Visits increase as EDs disappear - ' Some EDs cut wait times despite odds stacked against them A new study published online by the journal Health Affairs had some sobering, though perhaps not...

Consultant, more staff lead to ED turnaround.(emergency department)
March 1, 2008... Consultant, more staff lead to ED turnaround Door-to-doc time drops 1 hour 20 minutes One year ago, the waiting room situation in the ED at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC, was "a sinking ship," according to John...

Emergency department divided into teams, zones.
March 1, 2008... Emergency department divided into teams, zones New receiving processes, a new team structure, and zone divisions in the ED at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC, have enabled the hospital to cut triage time in half,...

Streamlined process cuts time to triage in half.
March 1, 2008... Streamlined process cuts time to triage in half Leadership retains only the most essential steps The time-to-triage in the two very busy EDs in the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta system has been cut in half in less than a year...

Mobile unit helps ED cut LWBS in half.
March 1, 2008... Mobile unit helps ED cut LWBS in half Ultimate goal: Reduce turnaround to 90 minutes The ED at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, WV, has reduced its rate of patients who leave without being seen (LWBS) by 50% with the addition of...

Process improvement helps PCP relations.(primary care physicians)(Columbus, Ohio's Doctors Hospital)
March 1, 2008... Process improvement helps PCP relations 30-minute guarantee increases referrals A new process for handlings calls from primary care physicians not only has improved ED communications at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, OH, but it also has...

'ED of the future' girded for disasters.(emergency department)
March 1, 2008... 'ED of the future' girded for disasters Boost capacity and limit contamination In 1999, "ER One," a high-tech ED designed for optimal response to mass casualty events, was just a gleam in the eye of Mark Smith, MD, FACEP, chairman of...

Association publishes pandemic flu guide.
March 1, 2008... Association publishes pandemic flu guide The New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) has published the first installment of Planning today for a pandemic tomorrow, a guide that hospitals can use to develop or assess a pandemic flu response...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.(continuing nursing education/continuing medical education)(Brief article)
March 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...