ED Management articles from September 2005

ED Management archives from September 2005

Number of freestanding EDs up, helping ease overcrowding, serving rural areas.
September 1, 2005... Number of freestanding EDs up, helping ease overcrowding, serving rural areas Facilities bring hospitals more patient revenue, boost satisfaction According to some sources, there only may be about a dozen of them in operation in the...

Phony doc walks into ED - Could it happen to you?(imposter physicians, hospital emergency departments)
September 1, 2005... Phony doc walks into ED — Could it happen to you? Impostor enters patient's room, reviews charts A man walked into an ED, told several nurses he was a doctor, and asked for a patient's room number. The nurses showed him the room,...

Preparation and creativity help EDs 'beat the heat'.
September 1, 2005... Preparation and creativity help EDs 'beat the heat' Parallel processing lessens added burdens Perhaps the most challenging aspect of this summer's heat wave was that it not only affected areas that were accustomed to extreme heat, such...

Malpractice fears may make ED docs defensive.
September 1, 2005... Malpractice fears may make ED docs defensive Study shows unnecessary tests may be ordered ED physicians who have the greatest fear of malpractice suits are more likely than their colleagues to admit and order tests for patients with...

Study reignites debate on screenings in the ED.
September 1, 2005... Study reignites debate on screenings in the ED Some support public health model Should EDs offer comprehensive care such as screenings and vaccinations to patients who may not be able to get it elsewhere, or should they emphasize...

Proposed OPPS rule offers modest changes.(Outpatient Prospective Payment System)
September 1, 2005... Proposed OPPS rule offers modest changes Acute care hospitals will receive a 3.2% inflation update in Medicare payment rates in 2006 for outpatient services under a proposed Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule announced by the...

Procedures shouldn't be part of level determination.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Procedures shouldn't be part of level determination ED managers should avoid evaluation and management (E&M) level decision matrix or scoring tools that use ED procedures (intravenous lines, injectables, laceration repairs, or ancillary...

AHRQ releases its new version of severity index.
September 1, 2005... AHRQ releases its new version of severity index The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has just released Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Version 4, an updated tool to help ED staff...

Joint Commission posts answers on new standards.(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Joint Commission posts answers on new standards The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations recently has posted answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about several new, revised, and updated standards in the...

Trauma Reports supplement.
September 1, 2005... Click here for the September 2005 Trauma Reports Supplement. SOURCE-ED Management

CE/CME objectives/questions.
September 1, 2005... CE/CME objectives *Implement managerial procedures suggested by your peers in the publication. (See Phony doc walks into ED — Could it happen to you? and Preparation and creativity help EDs 'beat the heat' in this issue.) ...