Miriam Hospital’s FAST FORWARD>> Program Regains Lost Patient Flow Efficiencies
The Miriam Hospital is a 247-bed community hospital affiliated with the Warren Alpert School Medical School of…
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Miriam Hospital’s FAST FORWARD>> Program Regains Lost Patient Flow Efficiencies
The Miriam Hospital is a 247-bed community hospital affiliated with the Warren Alpert School Medical School of... -
Opinion: Connecting with Patients Can Help You Become a Better Doctor
It was a typical Friday night: The trauma bay was full, patients were lined up in hallway... -
Emergency Physician’s Neck Pain and Headache Lead to Dissection Diagnosis
Last year, my wife and I put our 1-year-old daughter into daycare for the first time. She...
Opinion: Connecting with Patients Can Help You Become a Better Doctor
It was a typical Friday night: The trauma bay was full, patients were lined up in hallway…
Emergency Physician’s Neck Pain and Headache Lead to Dissection Diagnosis
Last year, my wife and I put our 1-year-old daughter into daycare for the first time. She…
Sepsis Leading Cause of Early Readmissions in the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Unplanned 30-day readmissions are common after sepsis hospitalizations, according to data from…
ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In October 2016, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy on the evaluation and management…
Pay-for-Performance Programs Do Not Improve Health Outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs might improve processes of care in some settings, but…
Procedural Sedation Delays and NPO Status for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
The Case An 8-year-old boy falls while playing ice hockey. He has an isolated distal radius fracture…
U.S. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Appears to Work
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospital readmission rates appear to be falling since passage of the Medicare…
Documentation Tips for Physicians Using Medical Scribes
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
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…