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A Growing Number of ED-based Physical Therapy Programs Taking Root
While a few ED-based physical therapy programs have existed for decades, the practice is gaining new converts as emergency clinicians increasingly turn to physical therapy for expertise with conditions ranging from vertigo and orthopedic issues to wounds, vestibular issues, and gait training. Long-standing programs have shown that leveraging physical therapy in emergency medicine can be a financially viable approach with the proper administrative support and guidance.
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Coordination Center Uses Real-time Data to Speed Collaborative Decision-making
To handle increasing volumes better, Yale New Haven Hospital has opted to centralize operational decision-making in a new Capacity Coordination Center. Here, a nurse navigator representing the health system’s two busy adult EDs works with representatives from EMS, admitting, bed management, and other key operations to manage incoming and outgoing traffic optimally and to anticipate clinical services that may be needed further upstream.
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Fall Makeover Time
Plotting a new course for your ASC through new ideas and investments in capital, both physical and human.
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Why ASC Leaders Should Embed a Credo in the Facility’s Culture
A guiding principle helps employees understand the organization's mission better.
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Consider Ethics of Financial Toxicity to Patients
Financial toxicity is the financial burden or stress patients endure in response to the cost of their treatment or care in the healthcare system, including out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles, copays, and cost of health insurance.
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Tactics to Increase Copay Collection
Copay collections at an ASC increased sixfold after the organization made some changes that included staff training and centralized registration.
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Physician Stress, Frustrations Can Lead to Depression, Burnout
Besides the stress of performing surgery, dealing with daily minor annoyances and clashing with colleagues can, over time, compound serious burnout.
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Complying With Immediate-use Sterilization Rules
Daily huddles, schedule adjustments, and surgeon education led to a dramatic decrease in immediate-use steam sterilization rates at an ASC in Florida.
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Mandate Staff Vaccinations to Prevent Infections
When one health system required immunization for all staff, compliance rose, thanks in part to the system offering all employees vaccines for free but also tying privileges to policy adherence.
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Antimicrobial Drug-resistant Organisms Rising, Suggesting Risks for ASCs
The antimicrobial drug-resistance problem is getting worse, increasing risk for healthcare patients and workers in all settings. Another disturbing trend affecting the healthcare environment is the continuation of outbreaks of preventable infections, such as measles and mumps.