ED Management – January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
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Patient drives truck into ED after complaining about wait
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 24, 2007, a man drove his pickup truck into the exterior wall of the ED at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. -
ED shrinks LWTs from 8% to below 1.5%
In the course of less than a year, the ED at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, VA, has reduced its rate of patients who leave without treatment (LWT) from the 8%-9% range to just under 1.5% without adding any new staff or hours. -
Manager: Not all EDs ready to convert to no-wait status
The new ED at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, IL, is a bit untraditional: It has no waiting room. -
ED technology returns over $6 million in just two years
Greenville (SC) Hospital System University Medical Center has been able to achieve a return on investment (ROI) of more than $6 million in two years by using technology to more efficiently capture charges. -
ED leads the way in improvement on CAP care
The ED at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, has played a central role in the dramatic improvement in hospitalwide compliance with The Joint Commission core measures for community acquired pneumonia (CAP). -
EDs speed care, improve images with new CT scans
EDs that are using the latest technology in computed tomography (CT) scanning devices are finding numerous benefits in patients with chest pain. -
Paper warns of CT scan radiation dangers
The increased use of computed tomography (CT) scans, while revolutionizing diagnostic radiology, also has brought with it a greater risk of radiation and potential cancer cases, according to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine. -
Study claims EDs fall short on pneumonia and MI care
According to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers, ED managers and their staffs are doing a poor job of treating pneumonia and heart attack patients.