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Emergency health care experts agree that the ideal way to enhance treatment of patients who do not speak English or who are hearing impaired is a live interpreter, and indeed, many EDs do offer such a service.
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Hospitals in Boston, like facilities in many other major cities, are paying $1,000 or more to lure specialists to be on-call for ED coverage, according to a recent article in the The Boston Globe.
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In the wake of patient complaints about long wait times and lengths of stay, the ED leadership at Williamsport (PA) Hospital took the bull by the horns and has instituted several concurrent initiatives aimed at turning things around.
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An Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) often is referred to as a "suite" because it is an integrated software system, with multiple applications designed to work in concert with each other. Given that design, an ED manager might well be inclined to purchase and implement such a suite in one fell swoop.
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A new report from The Joint Commission recommends targeted strategies to address language and cultural issues that increasingly pose challenges to hospitals seeking to deliver safe, effective care to an increasingly diverse American population.
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HealthGrades, an independent health care ratings company in Golden, CO, has compiled the first national database of physician malpractice records available to the public.
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Even a mild pandemic could result in school closings, cancellation of public gatherings, voluntary quarantines, and absenteeism of employees who must leave work to care for children or elderly relatives, according to interim guidance on community mitigation released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act (H.R. 727), which, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), will increase the availability of trauma care across the United States and thus improve the survival rate for patients suffering from traumatic injuries.
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If you were frustrated by the slow delivery of influenza vaccine last fall, public health officials have a message for you: Get used to it.
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