ED Management – June 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
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ACOs: Time for ED managers to get involved, shape how their departments will add value
For many months, the buzz among health care administrators and policy-makers has been all about accountable care organizations (ACOs), an emerging payment and delivery model that many hope will put an end to the fragmented nature of America's health care system while also bringing down costs. -
Study finds ways to boost care coordination between emergency and primary care providers
If improved care coordination is integral to bending the health care cost curve, then the interchange between emergency physicians and primary care practitioners (PCPs) is in need of significant improvement, according to a new study on this issue conducted by the Washington, DC-based Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) for the nonprofit National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR). -
ED Coding Update: ACOs, RACs, and ICD-10 — Updates for the ED
To say our specialty has a full plate is an understatement. We are facing down a number of issues that are guaranteed to transition us to a new world. -
Slash door-to-doc time, boost patient satisfaction with staff-driven improvement effort
Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN, offers good evidence that quick-turnarounds are indeed possible when you have motivated staff. -
ED Accreditation Update: New Standards Address Patient-centered Communications
In July 2011, Joint Commission (JC) surveyors will begin holding hospitals accountable for some of the elements of performance (EP) contained in new patient-centered communication standards that were first unveiled last summer. -
Patients can provide key information, vital linkages with primary care providers
A patient who is actively engaged in his or her own care can provide a wealth of information to a busy ED provider who lacks ready access to medical-record information.