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Travel history key to picking up on signs of bubonic plague
Health officials caution that symptoms of plague can mimic other types of infections.
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Poor Planning, Communication Hindered Ebola Patient Care
A panel doles out the blame for misunderstood roles and inadequate drills.
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Brief motivational interventions to reduce excessive drinking, intimate partner violence fail to positively impact outcomes
Investigators say results clarify the need for more intensive, long-term solutions for patients with multiple risk factors.
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Challenges remain for ED-based screening program adept at identifying hepatitis C
Experts suggest EDs with effective HIV screening programs in place are likely best positioned to offer hepatitis C screening, although frontline staff may resist additional tasks.
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Hourly rounding is key contributor to patient-centered care at high-performing hospitals
ED experts are big proponents of rounding, but note the practice must be done effectively and consistently to get results.
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ED ACCREDITATION UPDATE: New practice guidelines aim to put teeth in the root cause analysis process
A team of experts from the National Patient Safety Foundation have assembled best-practice guidelines to both standardize the root cause analysis process and guide organizations in their improvement efforts.
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ED Coding Update: Heed these advanced coding and documentation concepts for pediatric patients
Documentation requirements for infants and children often require more detail for appropriate documentation of both the medical necessity and the level of medical decision making to support the additional time and effort required.
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Study suggests more training, support for nurses treating patients with behavioral health concerns
An analysis of survey data and information gleaned from focus group sessions suggests there are several interventions that, at least from a nursing perspective, could potentially improve the care behavioral health patients receive in the emergency setting and shorten their stay.
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Pediatric emergency care coordinator role associated with improved ‘readiness’
A new study suggests that EDs that have a pediatric emergency care coordinator are better prepared to meet the needs of young patients than EDs that do not.
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Reimbursement for end-of-life planning offers dividends to emergency providers
CMS is proposing to set up a separate payment system along with advance care planning codes so these conversations can take place at the most appropriate time for patients and families.