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Diverging from the position taken by the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not urge influenza vaccination for the 2003-2004 season specifically as a response to the possible return of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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Draft guidance by public health officials preparing for a seasonal resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) calls for taking the controversial step of masking all incoming patients with respiratory symptoms, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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A new report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in Washington, DC, urges EDs to create systems in which staff vaccinated for smallpox can be called up quickly in the event of an outbreak.
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Health care providers have access to plenty of flowcharts and algorithms designed to guide the treatment of patients with particular diagnoses, but many of them arent designed for use in the ED. What good is a flowchart for pneumonia if you dont know whats wrong with the patient yet?
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The Baltimore-based Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) lists these highlights of the final Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rule:
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Its finally here, and its mostly good news. The government recently released the final rule of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and the 262 pages offer many long-awaited clarifications that mean you no longer have to worry so much about issues such as when you must deliver emergency care within 250 yards of your hospital.
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Flexibility is the key word when developing a policy on family access, says Stephen Epstein, MD, MPP, spokesman for the American College of Emergency Physicians and clinical operations director at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Understanding the familys needs is important, but they must be balanced with patient safety.