ED Management – February 1, 2011
February 1, 2011
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Robot saves ED stroke patients, addresses subspecialist shortage
When a patient presents at Frankfort (KY) Regional Medical Center with neurological symptoms, a "code neuro" is called. In addition to ED staff jumping into action, the lab, radiology, and additional nursing help are alerted. -
Trauma patients feted by staff
Unless they are return patients, it's a rare event for ED providers to see the individuals they treat after they've been discharged. -
Patient Flow Solutions: ED leaders reverse poor flow trends
How's this for a turnaround? A few years ago, patient satisfaction levels in the three EDs of the Cambridge (MA) Health Alliance were in the lowest decile in Massachusetts, and now they are consistently in the top quartile. -
Expectations for tPA is pathway to litigation
"It's too bad someone didn't give you thrombolytics, because you probably wouldn't be paralyzed now." -
ED Coding Update: You can optimize revenues, compliance
[This quarterly column on coding in the ED is written by Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC, president of Edelberg Compliance Associates, Baton Rouge, LA. If there are coding issues you would like to see addressed in this column, contact Edelberg at phone: (225) 454-0154. E-fax: (225) 612-6904. E-mail: [email protected].] -
Staff pray with patients? Don't fear lawsuits
If highly religious nurses or physicians feel that it is appropriate to pray with patients and to share their faith, some patients will appreciate this, while others might not. However, it's unlikely this practice will lead to a lawsuit. -
ED Accreditation Update: Finally! The Joint Commission revises NPSG for medication reconciliation
At long last, The Joint Commission has completed the revision process for the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) that governs medication reconciliation. -
ED Accreditation Update: Defective handoffs reduced by 52%
Using solutions targeted to the specific causes of an inadequate hand-off, organizations participating in an initiative headed by The Joint Commission Center for Transÿ