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Look around your waiting room, and youll be sure to spot at least one coughing, sneezing flu patient. If you dont take steps to prevent it, this individual can single-handedly create a disaster in your ED by spreading the disease to staff and other patients.
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A man comes to your ED reporting a head injury, and there are no visible signs of trauma.
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ED nurses at Carondelet St Marys Hospital in Tucson, AZ, did the right thing when caring for a woman with cough and chills: They suspected tuberculosis (TB) and put her into isolation.
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By switching to electronic nurse charting, triage notes, and orders, the ED at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA, saved $60,000 in a single year, according to Rosemary Brindle, RN, MSN, TNCC, director of emergency care services.
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When is a patient safe for discharge after procedural sedation? The timing of adverse effect events in 1,367 pediatric procedural sedations.
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When you tackle problems such as avoidable days and denials management, keep the lines of communication open with all departments in your hospital, back up your findings with data, and make sure you provide training to break the cycle, advises Jim Martin, revenue cycle management consultant with VHA Inc., an Irving, TX-based health care cooperative.
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At Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, IL, case managers work side by side with the clinical staff nurses, an arrangement that has helped earn the hospital the coveted magnet designation from the American Nurses Association in Washington, DC.
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When people are unhappy with case management services, they will tell someone about it. In fact, research shows that people who have a problem are likely to tell eight to 10 other people about it. However, fewer than one in 20 people who have a complaint will protest formally.
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A dramatic overhaul of the emergency department (ED) process at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, CA, began with a single question from the director of emergency medicine.
