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A study published in the November 2009 issue of the Archives of Surgery1 has caused a stir in ED circles by asserting that uninsured trauma patients are more likely to die than those patients who have insurance.
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After the first year of a two-year pilot program, the ED and the community health center participants agree that it has been successful in helping Medicaid and uninsured patients find the primary care they need.
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The ED at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio has slashed its left without treatment (LWT) rate from a high of 9.5% in spring 2009 to 2.2% at present, thanks to a "split flow" strategy it adopted in August 2009.
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When the Massachusetts legislature outlawed ambulance diversions effective Jan. 1, 2009, dire predictions were made about how overwhelmed the busy EDs would be.
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If the term "be prepared" works for the Boy Scouts, it works even better for EDs facing potential surge situations.
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When it first became clear that a hospital in Dallas, TX, had initially missed the diagnosis of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in a patient from West Africa, criticism was swift, not only of the hospital, but also of public health authorities such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA.
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A new pilot program that allows EDs and health care systems across Milwaukee to share patient information is expected to save thousands of dollars by eliminating redundant testing, while improving patient care.
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The Greater Dayton (OH) Area Health Information Network (GDAHIN) was established in 1998, but local EDs have not been benefitting from the network for the entire 10 years; in fact, it was turned off in 2003.
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ED managers, hospital leaders, emergency medicine, and hospital organizations breathed a sigh of relief on Oct. 24, 2008, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum that clarified the use of standing orders in hospitals.
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Several EDs in the Canadian Province of Ontario have significantly improved their care for elderly patients with the introduction of a new position called the geriatric emergency management (GEM) nurse.
