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Based on the recent experience of a Massachusetts hospital that underwent its accreditation survey, you can expect your ED nurses to be asked about disaster planning during your next survey.
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Overcrowding, boarding, diversion, long waits to be seen, inadequate staffing, and inconsistent competency levels all contribute to a potentially hazardous patient environment.
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Dangerous mistakes made by ED nurses often occur during patient "handoffs" at change of shift -- and accreditation surveyors will want to see that you have a system in place to address this potential problem.
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It probably was inevitable, given the call coverage crisis in this country. Now that it has happened, emergency medicine experts are sitting up and taking notice...
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At first glance, the proposed outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rule for Medicare payment for hospital and outpatient services in calendar year 2007 is great news for ED managers.
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The ED staff at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) in Martinez, CA, has slashed its time to aspirin for chest pain patients from 67 minutes to about eight minutes by completely revamping its triage process.
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A new study published on-line in the Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that ambulance diversions can result in significant revenue losses for emergency departments.
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The traditional approach to process improvement -- where errors are identified and then corrections sought -- just doesn't work in the ED.
