Emergency Departments Need Plan to Deal with Drug Shortages
In recent years, there have been countless unprecedented, unexpected, and unplanned short-term medication shortages and ever more…
About James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP
James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP, is national director of prehospital strategy for US Acute Care Solutions in Canton, Ohio; clinical professor of emergency medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; and vice president of the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance.
Posts by James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP
Diagnostic Testing in the ED Supports Development of New Metrics as Quality Indicators
Emergency departments have appropriately developed a role as the diagnostic and treatment center of excellence (and availability)…
Long-Term Trends in Emergency Department Visits, Patient Care Highlighted in National Reports
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders face an important time in determining how to serve the needs…
Design Emergency Departments to Boost Patient, Staff Satisfaction
“We are excited to let you know that the board approved a major renovation of the emergency…
2015 Emergency Department Survey Shows Spike in Volume, Structural Changes, Patient Boarding Concerns
The 2015 Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) Performance Measures survey includes almost 1,200 emergency departments that served…
Long Emergency Department Boarding Times Drive Walkaways, Revenue Losses
Long emergency department boarding times drive walkaways—and big revenue losses
National Surveys on Emergency Department Trends Bring Future Improvements Into Focus
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders face an important time in determining how to serve the needs…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Releases 2014 Data on Staffing, Physician Productivity
There is considerable variation in the staff that provide patient care in American EDs. The Emergency Department…
Reducing Boarding Time in the Emergency Department Can Improve Patient Care
A few years ago, emergency department leaders were given a valuable gift. The Joint Commission and then…
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…