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Milwaukee Health System Leverages Telemedicine During Triage Process at Multiple ED Sites
Administrators take a page from other industries; aim to apply enterprise solutions to the emergency care delivery process.
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Administrators Leverage Predictive Analytics to Manage Capacity, Streamline Decision-making
A first-of-its-kind command center at Johns Hopkins Hospital takes data-driven healthcare to a whole new level.
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Prevent Mental Health Problems from Escalating into Crises
Experts provide education so patients and caregivers understand the importance of calling for assistance earlier, when less aggressive intervention will be needed.
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Novel Paramedic Programs Respond to Behavioral Health-related Calls
While a dearth of psychiatric beds remains an obstacle, EMS-driven interventions are making a dent in hospital utilization, ED crowding.
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Combined Pediatric ED/Inpatient Unit Concept Catches On with Maryland Community Hospitals
Maximizing resources while pleasing patients and families takes high-level buy-in, sufficient staff, and plenty of resources, developers say.
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The Puzzle of Financing Effective Stroke Care
The somewhat tepid reception in the United States to mobile stroke units may have to do with the way such programs are funded.
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New Mobile Stroke Unit Programs Aim to Improve Outcomes
With just a handful of such programs operating in the United States, investigators hope to demonstrate the concept can deliver both clinical and financial rewards.
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To Curb Workplace Violence, Start Small, Consider Holistic Approaches
Address employee concerns, but try to resist the latest gadgets in favor of more affordable, targeted solutions, experts say.
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To Avoid Audits, Code to the Highest Level of Specificity Documented
The resources necessary to resolve claim disputes and manage audits is extraordinary, so the best policy is to avoid audits at all costs by documenting the specifics of each case managed in the ED.
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Improving Care Coordination for Substance Abuse Patients
Approach goes one step beyond offering a warm handoff to patients, upping the odds that patients follow through on needed treatment.