ED Management – March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010
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Preparations enable children's EDs to effectively handle H1N1 surge
If the term "be prepared" works for the Boy Scouts, it works even better for EDs facing potential surge situations. -
Are uninsured traumas at a greater risk?
A study published in the November 2009 issue of the Archives of Surgery1 has caused a stir in ED circles by asserting that uninsured trauma patients are more likely to die than those patients who have insurance. -
Grant helps ED refer patients to health center
After the first year of a two-year pilot program, the ED and the community health center participants agree that it has been successful in helping Medicaid and uninsured patients find the primary care they need. -
'Split flow' slashes statistics for LWT, LOS
The ED at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio has slashed its left without treatment (LWT) rate from a high of 9.5% in spring 2009 to 2.2% at present, thanks to a "split flow" strategy it adopted in August 2009. -
ED was well prepared for no-diversion law
When the Massachusetts legislature outlawed ambulance diversions effective Jan. 1, 2009, dire predictions were made about how overwhelmed the busy EDs would be.