EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Utilizing certified interpreters and documenting their use. Educating patients on their rights.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Federal Emergency Management Agency Best Practices 104

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Dose-Volume Constraints for Organs At risk In Radiotherapy (CORSAIR): An “All-in-One” Multicenter-Multidisciplinary Practical Summary.Curr Oncol. Published 2022 Sep 27. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022;23(3):e13526. doi:10.1002/acm2.13526 Writing Committee Members, Hirshfeld JW Jr, Ferrari VA, et al. Cutaneous Radiation Syndrome.

Best Practices 56

Best Practices Documentation/Coding Radiology Radiology 56

PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

2022-057383 Nordstrom K, Berlin JS, Nash SS, Shah SB, Schmelzer NA, Worley LLM. Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Parent/Professional Advocacy League: Best Practices: Pediatric Emergency Department Psychiatric Boarding Kraft CM, Morea P, Teresi B, et al.

Psychiatric 98

Psychiatric Emergency Department Pediatrics Best Practices 98

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JANUARY 12, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had its busiest year with the announcement of its 22 nd enforcement settlement on December 15, 2022. Nevertheless, they do represent current general best practices. Last year, the U.S. All indicators show no intention of this slowing down, either.

Operations 104

Operations Best Practices Documentation/Coding Administration 104

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Lela Bachrach, MD, MS, Larissa Truschel, MD, MPH, and Makini Chisolm-Straker, MD, MPH - the authors of the July 2022 PEMP article on Human Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Recognition and Response in the Emergency Department. Do you find this dissuades patients form reporting?

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding EMS Best Practices 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

1 The practice guidelines were written by a multi-disciplinary group of experts and went through an extensive peer review process. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. Accessed 2022, [link]. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e., J Safety Res.

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2022 Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, et al. 2022 Sep 13;10:945540. These interventions should be discussed carefully with patients before being carried out.

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Emergency Department Best Practices Radiology Radiology 90