ACEP’s Clinical Emergency Data Registry to Measure, Report Health Care Quality, Outcomes
As part of its ongoing commitment to providing the highest quality of emergency care, ACEP has developed…
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 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…
Measles Outbreak Highlights the Need for Infectious Disease Containment Protocols in the Emergency Department
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders are challenged to develop a rational and consistent approach to patients…
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…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Data Survey for Next-Generation ED Design
The design of emergency departments (EDs) is evolving with the changes in patients served, diagnostic testing utilized,…
Expanded Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department Raises Need for Cohort Data
The utilization of diagnostic testing in the ED has expanded with the growing number of tools available…
What ED Performance Measures Should Mean to You
Important data sources and applications of ED measures and how they can impact the practice of emergency…