ED Management – November 1, 2016
November 1, 2016
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Pushing the Envelope on STEMI Response
Investigators maintain that every minute of treatment delay leads to irreversible heart damage in patients suffering STEMI.
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Time to Move the Goal Posts on STEMI Care?
Given that most hospitals already meet the door-to-balloon time standard, one expert maintains that it is time to aim for the more aggressive indicator.
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An Alternative View on Regionalized STEMI Care
Expert: “You have to wonder if we have to do something differently than this.”
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Using Telemedicine to Address Crowding in the ED
Early telemedicine pioneers see ED applications evolving as consumers demand greater access and convenience.
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Easing ED Crowding While Offering Convenience
Several health systems believe that giving patients the ability to link with a provider from any location at any time has the potential not only to positively address the kinds of access problems that drive people to the ED, but also to deliver the type of convenience that healthcare consumers crave.