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In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on health care reform, hospitals and EDs still grapple with uncertainty, continued stress
While the U.S. Supreme Court has settled the issue of constitutionality, President Obama's signature health reform legislation, the Accountable Care Act (ACA), still faces significant political headwinds that could chip away at provisions in the landmark health care law. -
ED Accreditation Update: Six health care organizations sign on to participate in project aimed at curbing sepsis mortality
Hospitals and EDs across the country continue to struggle with how to most effectively identify and treat patients who present with sepsis or develop the condition sometime after they have been admitted. -
Pharmaceutical company ruling
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Sexual side effects of finasteride
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FDA actions
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Patient Flow Solutions: Lean-driven improvements slash wait times, drive up patient satisfaction scores
Who says change takes a long time to implement? Certainly not Susan Peach, MBA, BSN, a division chief nursing officer at LifePoint Hospitals, based in Brentwood, TN. -
CMS announces Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will provide up to $75 million to 11 states and the District of Columbia to test whether Medicaid can support higher quality care at a lower total cost by reimbursing private psychiatric hospitals for some services for which reimbursement has historically not been available. -
Study: ED-based care coordination interventions need to fit unique needs of ED settings, providers
To keep a lid on costs, health care policy experts recognize that hospitals need to find more effective ways to manage transitions. -
Study: Many patients travel long distances for emergency hand care even though local hospitals may offer elective hand surgery
Most EDs see a high number of patients presenting with hand, wrist, or finger trauma. However, new research highlights the fact that many patients have to travel long distances for appropriate treatment because their local hospital does not have a hand specialist on call. -
Adjunct to active surveillance?