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Half of EDs overcrowded, leaders report
Almost half (46 percent) of healthcare leaders say their emergency department (ED) is overcrowded--and 51 percent of those worry it will jeopardize patient safety, according to a HealthLeaders Media
Diverting ED patients could save New Jersey hospitals millions
For hospitals looking to curb emergency department use and cut costs, a demonstration project found that diverting nonemergency patients away from the hospital ED to less-expensive healthcare sites
Reengineer triage for improved ER efficiency
A patient with a toothache and a patient with a stomach ache both go to the emergency department. Until providers assess whether they are truly emergent cases, both are typically treated the
Heart CT scans in ERs save hospitals billions
Despite cautions to curb image testing , a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that conducting heart CT scans in the emergency department actually can save hospitals billions
Trend: Hospitals pre-screen, divert ER patients to cut visits
With research showing that up to 20 percent of emergency department visits could be diverted to less-expensive healthcare sites , hospitals are making sure patients that come through the ED really
Emergency docs blast Medicaid denials based on final diagnosis
Emergency physicians are speaking out against basing coverage denials on final diagnosis codes rather than symptoms, reported MedPage Today. Specifically, the American College of Emergency Physicians
Hospitals brace for ED overload, enhance primary care
New research in the Archives of Ophthalmology warns hospitals to prepare for an overload of emergency department (ED) visits after health reform kicks in. Florida hospital EDs already saw patients
Google Flu Trends a good warning system for EDs
Why wait for a slow, clunky government report to learn about illness trends in your area when, with the click of a mouse, you can do so in near real time? That's the gist of a report published this
Door-to-doc model improves ED flow, cuts costs
Hospital leaders looking to improve care delivery while lowering costs should focus their operations management efforts on the emergency department (ED) and should consider embracing the door-to-doc
Critics: Emergency department wait time claims unsubstantiated
As hospitals boost their short emergency department (ED) wait times or 30-minutes-or-less pledges , skeptics question whether these claims are substantiated with data. Hospitals have been touting
