ED Management articles from March 2009

ED Management archives from March 2009

Preparation pays off for EDs in DC as millions visit for inauguration.(emergency department)
March 1, 2009... Preparation pays off for EDs in DC as millions visit for inauguration Planning for special events varies based on expectations When Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) was brought to the ED at Washington (DC) Hospital Center on Jan. 20,...

Care Initiation Area yields dramatic results.
March 1, 2009... Care Initiation Area yields dramatic results In February 2008, 12% of the patients who presented to the ED at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, NC, left without being treated. By the end of January 2009, that figure had dropped to 1.3%....

ED slashes average wait time by more than an hour.
March 1, 2009... ED slashes average wait time by more than an hour Team studies facilities, creates own model No ED cuts its average door-to-doc time from 93 minutes to 20 minutes by accident. The success story at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical...

ED's turnaround time cut by almost 30 minutes.
March 1, 2009... ED's turnaround time cut by almost 30 minutes Process 'pulls' patients out of waiting area By implementing a Lean process change that it calls TAPP (Team Assessment Pull Process), the ED leadership in the Children's Healthcare of...

'Unwinnable' case holds lessons for ED managers.(emergency department)
March 1, 2009... 'Unwinnable' case holds lessons for ED managers Medical facts often secondary, insists attorney The malpractice case had all the makings of a large jury verdict: It was emotionally charged, with a tragic outcome for the patient, who...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
March 1, 2009... 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...