ED Management – July 1, 2012
July 1, 2012
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Study: ED-based care coordination interventions need to fit unique needs of ED settings, providers
To keep a lid on costs, health care policy experts recognize that hospitals need to find more effective ways to manage transitions. -
Patient Flow Solutions: Lean-driven improvements slash wait times, drive up patient satisfaction scores
Who says change takes a long time to implement? Certainly not Susan Peach, MBA, BSN, a division chief nursing officer at LifePoint Hospitals, based in Brentwood, TN. -
Study: Many patients travel long distances for emergency hand care even though local hospitals may offer elective hand surgery
Most EDs see a high number of patients presenting with hand, wrist, or finger trauma. However, new research highlights the fact that many patients have to travel long distances for appropriate treatment because their local hospital does not have a hand specialist on call. -
CMS announces Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will provide up to $75 million to 11 states and the District of Columbia to test whether Medicaid can support higher quality care at a lower total cost by reimbursing private psychiatric hospitals for some services for which reimbursement has historically not been available.