ED Management articles from October 2008

ED Management archives from October 2008

EDs receive unexpected 'visitors': chemically contaminated patients.(emergency department)
October 1, 2008... EDs receive unexpected 'visitors': chemically contaminated patients EDs quarantined for 24 hours following incident It's enough of a challenge when an ED is alerted by its local EMS that victims of chemical contamination are on their...

Incentives can boost productivity, revenues.
October 1, 2008... Incentives can boost productivity, revenues Proper documentation measures productivity (Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series on innovative approaches to documentation that can significantly enhance your department's...

New discharge form keeps satisfaction high.
October 1, 2008... New discharge form keeps satisfaction high Helps with instructions, resources at home For the past two years, the ED at Avera Weskota Medical Center, a small, rural critical-access hospital in Wessington Springs, SD, has been using a...

'Smart card' speeds triage, boosts safety.
October 1, 2008... 'Smart card' speeds triage, boosts safety Swipe of card provides essential patient information ED managers are not often thought of as inventors, but David Soria, MD, chief of emergency medicine at Wellington (FL) Regional Medical...

ACEP: Diagnose, treat TIAs more rapidly.
October 1, 2008... ACEP: Diagnose, treat TIAs more rapidly Authors suggest change to TIA definition Citing a growing body of evidence showing that patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at a significant risk of having a stroke within...

Moving admitted patients out of ED increases profits.
October 1, 2008... Moving admitted patients out of ED increases profits $174 addional profit per day from ED admits Moving admitted patients out of the ED and into inpatient beds reduces overcrowding more than adding beds to the department does, and --...

CNE/CME objectives/questions.
October 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...