Remove 2015 Remove Best Practices Remove Emergency Department
article thumbnail

Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

EMDocs

have limited English proficiency according to the 2015 U.S. 12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? Train your staff on best practices for using phone interpreters. An implementation science approach improves language access in the emergency department. Lion KC, et al.

article thumbnail

Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. West J Emerg Med. Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments. Prolonged emergency department length of stay for US pediatric mental health visits (2005-2015).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Choosing wisely – less can be more

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. 2015) highlighted that a poor understanding of statistics often results in a belief that screening is more beneficial than it actually is. 2015 ;24(2):167-74. What is the aim of choosing Wisely?

article thumbnail

Ultrasound of the Month: No Definitive Yolk Sac, No Definitive IUP!

Taming the SRU

THE CASE A female in her early 20s, G4P2012, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5 day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain which has been worsening since onset. Am J Emerg Med. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009. Am J Emerg Med.

article thumbnail

PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 5: The Boarded ED Patient

EMDocs

And now we’re here at our destination, the place we know and love, the emergency room to talk about what we should be doing for the growing volume of children with mental health problems boarding in the emergency department.

article thumbnail

Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Nachi: Recent estimates from 2015-2016 put the prevalence of obesity of those 2 years old to 19 years old at about 19%. First up, the kids.

article thumbnail

Tips for Real-Time Information Sharing with Patients

ACEP Now

The 2015 Edition Cures Act sought to promote “transparency, modern standards, and enhanced health IT capabilities by fostering innovation in the health care technology ecosystem to deliver better information to patients, clinicians, and other users.” These practices will reduce inequities in the current landscape of EHI sharing.