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With patient satisfaction under increasing scrutiny, consider patient callbacks
With Medicare's new value-based purchasing (VBP) program set to begin impacting payments to most acute-care hospitals in October 2012, providers have been put on notice that the fee-for-service payment methodology is being gradually replaced by payment formulas that reward quality. -
ED revamp: Team approach to care reduces errors, boosts patient and clinician satisfaction
In 2008, there was plenty of evidence that things weren't working very well in the ED at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT. The leave-without-being-seen (LWBS) rate was at 5%, the average wait time to see a physician was over two hours, patient satisfaction was in the single digits, and the hospital recorded eight serious safety events in that one year alone. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full June 6, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Approach to Acute Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture Management in the Emergency Department
Much attention has been given to injuries of the cervical spine, but injuries to the thoracolumbar region are actually more common. Because of the anatomy involved, these injuries are often accompanied by multiple serious injuries to other areas of the body and may be overlooked during resuscitation and stabilization. -
Spending on U.S. pharmaceuticals
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Birth control pills and VTE risk
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Calcium supplements and MI risk
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FDA actions
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ACE inhibitors and breast cancer risk
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"Spike" in Suits for These Missed, Delayed Diagnoses
To have a successful lawsuit in cases of missed or delayed diagnosis, a plaintiff needs at least two things, according to Michael Blaivas, MD, professor of emergency medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, GA.