ED Management – February 1, 2021
February 1, 2021
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The Work of Vaccinating Frontline Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19 Begins
Hospitals are scrambling to ensure a smooth and effective process for vaccinating frontline healthcare workers against COVID-19. Leaders need to quickly equip their personnel with enough information to persuade them that the vaccine is safe and effective.
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CDC Revises COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations
Now, quarantine can end after 10 days without a COVID-19 test if the person has reported no symptoms, or after seven days with a negative test if the person has reported no symptoms.
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Teletriage Applications Help EDs Improve Efficiency, Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic
As the demand for virtual care has accelerated, teletriage has melded well with other telemedicine innovations that may permanently change many of the ways in which emergency care is delivered. Some early adopters explain what pushed them out of the gate early, how teletriage has helped them manage the challenges posed by COVID-19, and how they see the approach evolving.
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Excessive Urine Testing Drives Unnecessary Antibiotic Use, Elongates Length of Stay
Investigators suspect this pattern may be related to the desire to establish an explanation for whatever symptoms have prompted patients to seek care. Clinicians and patients alike want clear diagnoses and definitive solutions to fix problems.
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Acupuncture as a Pain Management Alternative
The goal is to provide data that will convince payors to reimburse acupuncture treatment in the emergency environment, a stumbling block that has thus far prevented larger-scale implementation. Additionally, researchers hope their work leads to fewer unnecessary opioid prescriptions.