By the Numbers: Mental Health Visits Are Increasing
Of 139 Million U.S. ED visits in 2017 4.8 Million visits had a primary diagnosis of mental…
About James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP
James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP, clinical professor in the department of emergency medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; on the Board of Directors of ACEP; vice president of the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance; chair of the National Clinical Governance Board for US Acute Care Solutions; and a medical director for fire EMS agencies in Atlanta, Georgia; Naples, Florida; and Dayton, Ohio.
Posts by James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP
The 20 Numbers of Emergency Department Management
There is huge value to timely data collection and sharing within an individual emergency department and between…
Latest Data Reveal the ED’s Role as Hospital Admission Gatekeeper
Emergency departments have become the nucleus of the hospitals they serve. Emergency physicians not only provide lifesaving…
The Latest Emergency Department Utilization Numbers Are In
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its statistical survey of emergency department visits for…
New Out-Of-Hospital Care Models Could Affect Your Emergency Dept
“Whoop, whoop, whoop!” The EMS radio alerts the ED staff to an incoming patient. Minutes later arrives…
Identify and Plan for Your Emergency Department’s Particular Patient Mix
One of the critical roles of the emergency department is to provide unscheduled care to all persons,…
Emergency Department Inefficiency Drives Poor Quality
Emergency departments face significant challenges in patient management and concomitant increases in regulatory and reporting requirements. Some…
Injury in the Mix: Changing Nature of ED Patients
You have probably noted in your practice that injured patients are not presenting to the emergency department…
Return ED Visits: Poor Performance or Flawed Metric?
As part of the triple aim, there is a very concerted effort to develop markers of high-quality…
Emergency Department Volume Increase Trend Continues Into 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released its ongoing statistical survey of emergency department…