ED Management – March 1, 2006
March 1, 2006
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EDs finish last in national quality report — steady decline noted
In an unsavory distinction, the lead author of the Rockville, MD-based Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has singled out the nations EDs as the worst performers in its 2005 National Healthcare Quality Report. -
EDIS helps shrink door-to-doc times
The ED at MetroHealth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, has achieved a door-to-doc time of 19 minutes with the help of an information system. -
Identity theft poses new threat for ED managers
At Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, GA, the credit cards of one of the emergency nurses was stolen while she was at work, and the thieves used them all day. -
Hospital’s primary care center relieves ED logjam
Is it an extremely creative solution to one of emergency medicines most nagging problems, or a violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)? -
ED quadruples patient satisfaction rankings
In the third quarter of 2001, the ED at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria, ranked in the 17th percentile in patient satisfaction surveys by Press Ganey Associates in South Bend, IN. By the end of 2003, that number had risen incredibly to the 95th percentile. -
EMTALA Q & A: Can PAs provide on-call patient care?
Question: Imagine the following situation: John Smith presents to the ED of Community Hospital. Hugo Brown, MD, in the ED performs a medical screening examination and determines that Smith has an emergency medical condition. -
News Briefs
David C. Seaberg, MD, a board member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), has proposed a 10-point plan to increase capacity, alleviate overcrowding, and improve surge capacity in the nations emergency departments (ED).