All
RSSArticles
-
Program Improves Discharge Instructions, Reduces Same-Day Cancellations
After many patients requested better discharge and recovery instructions, one center created a laminated sheet with illustrations and easy-to-understand language.
-
Lawmakers Consider Proper Approach to Preventing Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills affect at least one out of five Americans, and the amount billed to patients often is not related to market rates or the actual cost of services.
-
Telehealth for Preoperation Consults Efficient, Convenient
Surgery centers located in places with patients traveling from rural areas or that draw patients from long distances could make presurgery consultations more efficient and easier through telemedicine.
-
ACS Reviewing Apps to Help Surgeons With Daily Workflow
Surgeons could find that technology makes their workflow run more efficiently with new apps and digital tools. But which ones work best?
-
The Digital Revolution: Telehealth Might Reshape Same-Day Surgical Practice
Technology solutions are revolutionizing surgery, making it easier to communicate with patients and monitor their recovery.
-
ENA Acquires ESI Triage, Plans Enhancements
Nurses use the Emergency Severity Index triage system to assess for patient acuity as well as the expected level of care that a patient will require upon presentation to the ED.
-
What Does Cannabis Legalization Mean for Emergency Nurses?
Nurses reported seeing patients young and old alike present, often multiple times, with symptoms of consuming too much THC.
-
This Flu Season, Consider These Tactics to Manage Capacity, Prioritize Safer Care
Tips include hastening the early discharge of patients so inpatient beds become available faster and smoothing elective, scheduled admissions across the week.
-
Investigators Narrow Culprit List in Vaping Injury Cases
As research continues, vitamin E acetate keeps popping up as a suspect in the mystery of what is causing vaping-related lung injuries.
-
Infectious Disease Experts Call for Measles Outbreak Response Plans
Considering measles cases in the United States have been surging to numbers not seen since 1992, infectious disease experts are urging hospitals and EDs to devise response plans that they can trigger quickly should a patient with measles present.