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The ED at MetroHealth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, has achieved a door-to-doc time of 19 minutes with the help of an information system.
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Is it an extremely creative solution to one of emergency medicines most nagging problems, or a violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)?
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In the third quarter of 2001, the ED at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria, ranked in the 17th percentile in patient satisfaction surveys by Press Ganey Associates in South Bend, IN. By the end of 2003, that number had risen incredibly to the 95th percentile.
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David C. Seaberg, MD, a board member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), has proposed a 10-point plan to increase capacity, alleviate overcrowding, and improve surge capacity in the nations emergency departments (ED).
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In an unsavory distinction, the lead author of the Rockville, MD-based Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has singled out the nations EDs as the worst performers in its 2005 National Healthcare Quality Report.
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At Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, GA, the credit cards of one of the emergency nurses was stolen while she was at work, and the thieves used them all day.
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Question: Imagine the following situation: John Smith presents to the ED of Community Hospital. Hugo Brown, MD, in the ED performs a medical screening examination and determines that Smith has an emergency medical condition.
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An innovative program at Childrens Hospital of Alabama (Birmingham) has led to an increase in co-pay collections, from about $300,000 to more than $2 million.
