ED Management – May 1, 2011
May 1, 2011
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Slash wait times, maximize resources with novel ED protocol
While emergency department (ED) volume is always going to be somewhat unpredictable, ED operations at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA, used to hum along so optimally that there was no reason to rethink the way things were done. -
ED navigators connect patients to better venues of care
As reform helps more Americans gain access to health coverage, experts predict that the nation's EDs will be bulging at the seams. -
Boost outcomes, shave LOS with ED-based intervention
Hip fractures are among the most debilitating and expensive diagnoses to treat, but you can significantly improve outcomes and lower costs if you get hip-fracture patients into surgery quickly, explains Anthony Balsamo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and head of the Geriatric Fracture Care Program (GFCP) at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. -
Survey: On-call surgical specialists hard to find; lack of incentives may be a root case
With all the talk about the shortage of primary care physicians, one would think there is an abundance of surgical specialty care providers ready and willing to answer the call.