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Study Shows Effect of Pediatric Readiness on Racial, Ethnic Disparities Regarding Mortality
Researchers estimated that if the three quartiles of hospitals that are least pediatric ready raised their readiness levels, there would be a threefold reduction in the mortality disparity of medically ill patients.
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Telestroke Facilitates Care for Rural Stroke Patients
In the year before the telestroke program was implemented, 11 of 15 eligible patients received thrombolytics in less than one hour, and there was a mean door-to-needle time of 61 minutes. After the telestroke program was implemented, 11 of 12 eligible patients received thrombolytics in less than one hour, with a mean door-to-needle time of just 38 minutes.
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Emergency Care Providers Help Identify Candidates for Hospital-at-Home Program
Project planners intend to care for hundreds of patients per year in the hospital-at-home program, thereby offloading some of that capacity from inpatient hospitals.
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Shorter Length of Stay if ED Workup Completed Before Surgical Consult
Researchers reported completion of workups, such as basic labs and imaging before consultation, resulted in patients spending less time in the ED. Average consultant-to-decision time was 2.5 hours for patients with complete workups vs. 4.9 hours for those with incomplete workups.
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Hospitalist Triage Role Expedites Admission Decisions for ED Patients
This intervention alone likely will not reduce the number of boarded patients. But with accurate data in hand, the focus can shift to alleviating the downstream bottlenecks that prevent patients from going to inpatient beds sooner.
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Many Patients Avoid Going to EDs Because of Fear of Boarding, Delays
Emergency physicians should convey to patients that they will receive care, regardless of the boarding crisis. Stick to the foundation of emergency medical care: stabilize, ensure patients are not experiencing a life-threatening emergency, and manage their urgent conditions.
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Calling ED Boarding a Public Health Crisis, ACEP Pushes Policymakers to Act
Although there are many possible solutions, both legislative and administrative, the industry continues searching for the right formula to solve the problem.
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EMTALA Concerns if Patients Ask About Delays
Are discouraging comments an EMTALA violation? Investigators would examine factors such as what exactly was stated, under what circumstances the comment was made, whether the information was truthful and accurate, and whether it discouraged the patient from staying in the ED and receiving care.
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Aberrant Conduction?
How should one interpret the ECG in the figure? Is the rhythm most likely to be a re-entry supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction?
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Momelotinib Tablets (Ojjaara)
Momelotinib can be prescribed to treat intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis.