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The debate has been simmering for a while, but it came to a boil recently when the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) threw down the gauntlet with its recent position paper,
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Something had to give. After several years of stagnation or even decline in compensation for ED managers, salaries have begun to improve, according to the 2010 ED Management Salary Survey.
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A true test of the success of a process improvement initiative is whether the results can be sustained, and the ED at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor, NY, has just celebrated the fifth anniversary of its "no wait" process. Most patients skip the waiting room entirely and go right to registration, and then to triage.
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[Editor's note: ED Management awards the "Gold Star" to ED teams that go above and beyond the expected to dramatically improve performance through unique and creative approaches. To nominate your ED or another one for a Gold Star, contact Joy Daughtery Dickinson, senior managing editor, at
[email protected].]
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Current research does not support the use of hypertonic solutions for initial resuscitation of patients with acute traumatic brain injury, but it remains an option for subsequent treatment.
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A new rapid tuberculosis test promises to help reduce health care worker exposures through early identification of patients.
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"I was injured at work almost seven years ago. I am still going through financial difficulties. I can never return to nursing. I am left with a lot of nerve damage to my legs and continuous back pain. I receive about $400 biweekly from worker's comp. This is nowhere near my pre-injury pay. Learning to live with pain and limited mobility and chronic money problems has been the worst of it all. Nurse's post on an online forum of Work Injured Nurses' Group (WINGUSA)."
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Despite the tremendous amount of buzz about the cost savings from wellness initiatives, the vast majority of employers are missing out on the big picture. Few firms implement comprehensive programs likely to make a meaningful difference in employees' health, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).
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Use of alcohol-based hand cleansers significantly reduced several common infections and reduced absenteeism in a study of 129 white-collar workers in 2005 to 2006, according to research from the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine in Greifswald, Germany.