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Levin and colleagues at Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem carried out a 4-phase study to clarify the role of radiology technicians and portable X-ray equipment as potential vectors for the spread of infection in their 20-bed ICU, as well as to determine whether an intervention designed to diminish this role would be effective.
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In this issue: WHO recommendations for antiviral use for H1N1 flu; antibiotic use trends for acute respiratory tract infection; denosumab clears FDA Expert Panel; FDA Actions.
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Hand trauma is common, and children frequently present to the emergency department (ED) with these injuries.
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Top executives of Detroit's five major hospital systems, in an effort to offset what some see as "inappropriate" ED care, i.e., primary care services for uninsured or underinsured patients, are considering a plan that would put federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) inside their hospitals' EDs.
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If you're in a brand-new ED and patient flow remains an issue, expansion is clearly out of the question, but that doesn't mean you can't successfully address the problem.
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[Editor's note: This is the second column in a two-part series on the relationship between medical decision making and documentation. In the May issue, we covered the key components of medical decision making. This month we address risk as an element of decision-making. This quarterly column on ED coding is written by Caral Edelberg, CPC, CCS-P, CHC, president of Edelberg Compliance Associates in Baton Rouge, LA.]
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ED managers may find themselves in the spotlight as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has renewed its commitment to scrutinize not-for-profit organizations, which include a large number of hospitals.
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When the H1N1 virus hit the United States this spring, some EDs were "caught unprepared," according to one emergency medicine expert, and many agree that changes must be made before the virus gains strength this fall, as predicted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
