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Educating the public, keeping customers informed, and enlisting volunteers to serve as patient liaisons and advocates are the three main components of an ambitious campaign by Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis that aims to reduce emergency department overcrowding.
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Access managers continue to debate the intricacies of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, despite the publication of an EMTALA final rule on Sept. 9, 2003, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Think beyond the patient when SARS is suspected; JCAHO quality reports available on Internet; Grievance vs. complaint clarified in SHCA guide
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About a year ago, Tara Tinsley, CHAM, access supervisor and department trainer for Childrens Health System in Birmingham, AL, says she came up with the idea of having separate policies and procedures for the various access areas.
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Newbornsinfants younger than 28 days of ageare particularly challenging to emergency medicine physicians. The most important tool for recognizing a newborn with a problem or potential problem is a strong foundation of knowledge about normal infant rashes, feeding patterns, and expected variations. The authors review common newborn problems with an emphasis on normal variations and deviations that require a more thorough evaluation.
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Emergency department physicians must be vigilant to accurately assess,
rapidly stabilize, and appropriately transport a severely injured
patient to the level of trauma care the patient requires. Instead of
viewing missed injuries as occurrences that result from inexperience or
incompetence, strategies to minimize the occurrence of missed injuries
and the resulting consequences are needed. All aspects of a trauma
system must work together to improve patient care.
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Fetal growth acceleration is identifiable by ultrasound at about 24 weeks. Normal parameters of glucose control during the first trimester and throughout pregnancy do not seem to be related to the growth potential of the LGA fetus of a diabetic mother.
