Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 12, 2023

I first watched “ Just a Routine Operation “, – the story of the events that led to the tragic death of Elaine Bromiley. Elaine Bromiley went into hospital for a routine operation. He died in Victoria, Australia, in 2021 after a period of prolonged brain injury sustained in a fully equipped metropolitan hospital.

Resuscitation 145

Resuscitation Anaphylaxis Best Practices Operations 145

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nevertheless, they do represent current general best practices. Notable requirements include: Signed acknowledgements from each worker (and in some cases, business associates), confirming that the worker has read, understands, and will follow the practice’s policies and procedures (“P&P”).

Operations 104

Operations Best Practices Documentation/Coding Administration 104

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At this point, the patient is taken to the operating room for a diagnostic laparoscopy. She was taken to the operating room and found to have a right tubal ectopic pregnancy with a pseudogestational sac. 2021 Nov;49:226-232. Epub 2021 Jun 9. In this same population, free fluid in the hepatorenal recess had a 99.5%

Ultrasounds 96

Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 96

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

About 544,000 99292 codes were billed to CMS in 2021, according to ACCP , reportedly stable at about 10% of the total bills. Ascension is a $27 billion, 140-hospital conglomerate operating in 19 states—the third largest system in the U.S The other new signal is in corporate health care operations: One of the largest U.S.

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Both have a range of detection limits, which can be greatly dependent on operator. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 44 (2021) 102196. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Artesunate for Severe Malaria: Enough to Achieve Best Practice? falciparum parasitemia , and no other defined cause of AMS (WHO 2023).

Seizures 277

Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 277

Taming the SRU

MARCH 12, 2024

The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics. The study’s primary outcomes were the operational impacts of the SQuID protocol on EDLOS and ICU admission rates. The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics.

Operations 95

Operations Hospitals Best Practices Wellness 95

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

American Gastroenterological Association (2021) Best Practice Advice 1: Computed tomography should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of diverticulitis in patients without a prior imaging-confirmed diagnosis and to evaluate for potential complications in patients with severe presentations. 2021 Mar 24;372:n72.

Radiology 68

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 68