Mass Casualty Incident Provides Pearls for Toxin-Related Illness
On a busy Monday evening in April at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, a 50ish-year-old male…
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Mass Casualty Incident Provides Pearls for Toxin-Related Illness
On a busy Monday evening in April at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, a 50ish-year-old male... -
5 Tips to Boost Your Efficiency at Work
Scenario 1 It’s 3 a.m. You have a monster day tomorrow working clinically in the emergency department,... -
14 Tips to Improve Clinical Efficiency in Emergency Medicine
The more complex the delivery of emergency medical care becomes, the more critical it is that we...
5 Tips to Boost Your Efficiency at Work
Scenario 1 It’s 3 a.m. You have a monster day tomorrow working clinically in the emergency department,…
14 Tips to Improve Clinical Efficiency in Emergency Medicine
The more complex the delivery of emergency medical care becomes, the more critical it is that we…
Emergency Department Flow, Patient Walkaway Key Performance Measures
Emergency department flow and reduction of patient walkaway are both very important performance measures. Flow requires coordinated…
Emergency Department Patient Flow Change Brings Better Metrics, More Satisfaction
A group of 200 emergency department leaders (medical directors, nurse managers, and executives) met Feb. 24–26 in…
5 Tips to Build Good Working Relationships with Medical Consultants
In the course of every provider’s medical career, there is a certainty that we all have to…
Diagnostic Testing Usage Data Can Help Emergency Physicians Manage Utilization
Diagnostic testing options available to emergency physicians continue to expand. The conflicts over the use and cost…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Trend Data Help Physicians Anticipate Operational Management Needs
Do you know the national utilization trends for emergency department services? Do you know what you will…
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Data Show Increase in Emergency Department Visits
For more on the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, see the Nov. 2014 Special Ops column,…
Emergency Medical Services Arrivals, Admission Rates to the Emergency Department Analyzed
The ambulances keep rolling, and for many years, the majority of their trips ended with a patient…