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The move to abolish 10-codes from intradiscipline communications, which gained impetus in the wake of huge communication problems during 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, may just be the first step in a move by the federal government to make clearer communications possible, says Bruce Clements, MPH, director of the Missouri Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism (CERT) in Jefferson City.
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On May 1, 2006, Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO), one of theï
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At Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, CO, the introduction of an electronic medical record (EMR) in 2004 was a mixed blessing, at best, for the ED. Patient flow was slowed dramatically, and patient complaints rose because the staff seemed to be paying more attention to the computer than to the human beings they were treating.
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A program that provides "critical care without walls," originally intended solely to support the intensive care units (ICUs) at Christiana Healthcare in Wilmington, DE, has been adapted to support the care of critically ill patients in two of the system's EDs. The staff assert that the program, called eICU for electronic ICU, has enhanced quality of care and speeded the resuscitation process.
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This past summer, when strong storms knocked out power in the St. Louis area, the incident command group at BJC Healthcare called the local emergency management agency (EMA) to tell them they had lost power at several of their 13 hospitals and were operating on emergency generators.
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The amount of funds allocated for emergency preparedness in President Bush's newly presented fiscal year 2007 budget may look good on paper, but as a practical matter, they won't be much help to individual hospitals, says one expert.
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With an eye to improving the health of their members over the long term, BlueCross and BlueShield of Tennessee has taken aim at childhood obesity.
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A case management program for members with chronic kidney disease provides one-on-one education that helps members of U-Care Minnesota manage their comorbid conditions and make lifestyle changes that slow the progression of the disease.
