ED Management – September 1, 2011
September 1, 2011
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Health systems turn to stand-alone EDs to handle surges in demand, bids for market share
With demand for ED beds surging as the nation's demographics, health care needs, and finances continue to change, a number of health systems across the country are opening stand-alone EDs freestanding centers that are staffed by emergency physicians and deliver emergency care, but are not attached to a main campus or hospital facility. -
Get ready for new scrutiny of cell phone-, tablet-based medical apps
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made it clear that cell phone applications that aid in clinical decision-making or act as medical devices will soon be subject to the strictest Class II and Class III regulations. -
Turn to staff for dramatic improvement in wait times, productivity
When it's typical for patients to wait four hours or more to see an emergency physician, and your leave-without-being-seen (LWBS) rate is pushing 10%, you know it's time to rethink the whole process. -
Survey: ED physicians report burnout, desire help for dealing with frequent users
It's no secret that emergency medicine providers are frustrated by patients who inappropriately come to the ED for primary care, pharmaceuticals, and help with a wide range of social issues. -
ED Coding Update
With our economy in shambles, and July unemployment at 9.2% nationally just short of the all-time high of 10.81% and way off the mark of the all-time low of 3.31% fewer and fewer ED patients are insured, and it's a significant challenge to manage the resulting uptick in ED visits. -
ED Accreditation Update: The Joint Commission readies new performance standard for ORYX measures, set to begin January 1, 2012
Most accredited hospitals have been reporting ORYX performance data to the Joint Commission (JC) on a monthly basis since 2002. -
ED Accreditation Update: Higher-level certification available to hospitals that that meet more rigorous standards in caring for patients with heart failure
Hospitals that want to distinguish themselves as centers of excellence in the care of heart failure (HF) have a new avenue to pursue.