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At least one research institute has found a solution to the problem of finding time for IRB members to review protocols for both the science and ethical issues.
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Despite the tremendous benefits of athletic participation, there are inherent risks to any athletic endeavor, whether the activity is organized or spontaneous. Additionally, because there are more children and adolescents participating in sports, there are, due to sheer numbers, more injuries.
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As we move ever more rapidly into the age of electronic patient tracking systems, ED managers would be well advised to keep in mind the communication lessons offered by the low-tech whiteboard, say the co-authors of a new paper published online by the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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If you're planning to open a freestanding ED, you won't have any history on which to base your staffing, equipment, and other basics of operations. Nonetheless, say those who have done it, it is essential that you plan ahead as carefully as possible, and you won't necessarily be entirely in the dark.
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To improve patient service, Park Nicollet Health Services in Minneapolis has begun posting the wait times in its urgent care clinics on its web site (www.parknicollet.com/clinic).
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Patients and family members in the ED waiting room at Florida Hospital Celebration (FL) Health have more than each other's company to help pass the time while waiting to be seen by a doctor.
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Several years ago in an ED in Virginia, a triage nurse was taking a patient's history when the family member of another patient approached her.
