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The police present at a busy ED seeking medical clearance for an individual they are holding with a suspected behavioral emergency. The hospital does not offer psychiatric services.
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The traditional approach to process improvement -- where errors are identified and then corrections sought -- just doesn't work in the ED.
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A new study published on-line in the Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that ambulance diversions can result in significant revenue losses for emergency departments.
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The ED staff at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) in Martinez, CA, has slashed its time to aspirin for chest pain patients from 67 minutes to about eight minutes by completely revamping its triage process.
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At first glance, the proposed outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rule for Medicare payment for hospital and outpatient services in calendar year 2007 is great news for ED managers.
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It probably was inevitable, given the call coverage crisis in this country. Now that it has happened, emergency medicine experts are sitting up and taking notice...
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Since there are no guarantees as to when or if the objections of emergency medicine groups to standard MM 4.10 from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will result in any modifications, it's critical for ED managers to know exactly what the Joint Commission is looking for when it comes to compliance with the standard.
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In a May 30, 2006, letter under the letterheads of all three organizations, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) voiced their objections to National Patient Safety Goal No. 8 from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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On May 30, 2006, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) did something they had never done before: They wrote a letter in concert to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) expressing their concerns about an issue affecting emergency medicine practitioners.
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Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, hospitals will be required to develop a policy regarding organ donation after cardiac death, based on the revised organ procurement and donation standard (LD.3.110).