American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) setting standards to protect workers from occupational hazards, healthcare organizations face unique challenges in maintaining compliance due to the complexity of their operations and the diverse array of risks inherent in patient care.

Best Practices 105

Best Practices PPE Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding 105

RebelEM

JUNE 8, 2023

The retrospective design of this study omitted assessment of ventricular dysrhythmias related to push dose pressor administration, as they were reliant on information in the EMR. Assessed clinical practice, outcome, length of stay, safety, and efficacy of both phenylephrine and epinephrine peripherally administered through a push dose.

Administration 98

Administration Emergency Department Outcomes Documentation/Coding 98

PulmCCM

JANUARY 6, 2025

With financial penalties coming for noncompliance with the new rule, hospital administrators rapidly deployed the alerts to fire on all eligible inpatients. This was despite a higher intensity of care in the visible-alert patients, who had more rapid responses, ICU transfers, code blues, intubations, and initiation of dialysis.

Sepsis 45

Sepsis Documentation/Coding Hospitals Outcomes 45

Taming the SRU

MAY 11, 2024

3% HTS appears to be safe for peripheral IV administration and does not require a central line. The available data does not support any benefit of administration of hyperosmolar therapy in the setting of a TBI. When administered IM, midazolam administration appears superior in terms of time to sedation (Nobay et al.).

Administration 92

Administration Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Research 92

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JANUARY 12, 2023

During those two years, the OCR oversees all compliance activities and requires that all HIPAA related documentation and issues be submitted and approved or reported to them according to strict guidelines. Many comments to the NPRM noted that this would be an operational and compliance risk issue for providers.

Operations 104

Operations Best Practices Documentation/Coding Administration 104

Advanced Medical Reviews

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

It is intended to streamline workflow, reduce administrative burden and improve patient care, but when poorly designed, technology may increase stress for physicians. Physicians who reported marginal time for documentation were 2.8 Clinical information and documentation are all streamlined through our web interface.

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Administration Operations Research 64

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You can read the document here. Read the original document here. Recall the panel also recommended abdominal CT earlier in the guideline for postoperative patients, and acknowledges CT might be the better first test (rather than ultrasound) in at least some post-op and non-operative critically ill patients. What’s a Fever?

Best Practices 111

Best Practices Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases Sepsis 111

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Behind the scenes, this entry is assigned a clinical code (such as a SNOMED CT code) so it can be recognised as a blood pressure value by any health record software worldwide if the record should ever be exported there. Some clinicians might have an interest in coding and software development (also known as clinicians who code ).

Documentation/Coding 59

Documentation/Coding Telemedicine Urgent Care Operations 59

ACEP Now

JUNE 7, 2023

ED leaders worked to develop new physician documentation and coding guidelines that needed to be implemented at the beginning of 2023. Software attacks crippled operations in large hospital chains, and physical assaults on ED staff continued unabated. Executive Summary of ED Operations in 2022 Volume was up from 2021.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Operations EMS 52

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

JUNE 18, 2023

Streamlining Administrative Tasks: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs AI can automate administrative tasks, such as appointment scheduling, billing, and medical coding, freeing up healthcare professionals’ time and reducing administrative burdens.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Administration Ambulance Services Outcomes 52

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Even organized crime groups infiltrate the Medicare Program and operate as Medicare providers and suppliers. Every year, organizations that provide prescription drugs, health care, or administrative services to persons who have Medicare Advantage (MA) or Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) instead of a health plan must complete this training.

Administration 52

Administration Documentation/Coding Operations 52

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Even organized crime groups infiltrate the Medicare Program and operate as Medicare providers and suppliers. Every year, organizations that provide prescription drugs, health care, or administrative services to persons who have Medicare Advantage (MA) or Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) instead of a health plan must complete this training.

EMS 52

EMS Administration Documentation/Coding Operations 52

ACEP Now

JUNE 14, 2024

Transfers have always been an area of concern to hospital administrators and emergency physicians. Two years ago, an ACEP Now article covered the issue of transfer challenges resulting from early pandemic operations. The issue of inpatient boarding compromising ED operations has been widely reported.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Operations Hospitals Leadership 52

RebelEM

AUGUST 12, 2024

PMID: 36038001 Clinical Question: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, does the administration of intravenous amino acid therapy lead to lower occurrence of postoperative AKI when compared to placebo? The PROTECTION trial. Contemp Clin Trials. Epub 2022 Aug 28.

Outcomes 81

Outcomes Hospitals Operations Shock 81

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

She stabilized after electrolyte administration with no further episodes of TdP. I therefore feel it relevant to document ( in your dictation/on the medical chart ) when significant artifact potentially impairs the accuracy of your interpretation. Potassium chloride drip was also started. Potassium on admission was 3.5mmol/L (Ref 3.6-4.6)

Seizures 114

Seizures EKG/ECG EMS Stroke 114

Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Follow up CT should depend on the patient and ultrasound operator. Lastly the POCUS operators were ED physicians with training “recommended by ACEP.” Please ensure that you document and discuss with the patient accordingly. In this study, 40.7% J Urol 2019. 202(3):475-483.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Outcomes 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

hours earlier Free fluid in the RUQ has been shown to have a LR of 112 of requiring operative management Risk Factors for Ectopic Pregnancy prior ectopic pregnancy surgery infection assisted reproductive technologies IUD However, 50% of patients with ectopic pregnancy have no risk factors High and Lows w/ Dr. Airline companies have been sued.

OB/GYN 52

OB/GYN Ultrasounds Pediatrics Resuscitation 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Farrington] Rebuilding of outdated hospitals put emergency rooms on ground level with nearby X-ray service, and, ideally, sometimes closer to the Blood Bank and the Operating Rooms. EMS in America: The Foundation Documents. We applied to "The Golden Hour" the attitudes and abilities that led to a man on the moon.

Emergency Nursing 40

Emergency Nursing EMS Resuscitation Military 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 27, 2014

Davies reported in the British Medical Journal of " A simple portable apparatus for the therapeutic administration of carbon dioxide." This is a cased kit of a Sparklet Resuscitator (J size), with pressure chamber, regulator, tubing, reservoir bag, flow stopcock, and funnel mask, with associated documents. In 1927, H.W.

Resuscitation 40

Resuscitation Poisoning Research Administration 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

4 Pain is the most common reason for presentation in the early post operative period. 5 Highest risk of dislocation early in the post operative course due to laxity of the soft tissue after surgery. 6 Hip flexion or adduction in the early post-operative period can cause atraumatic dislocations (typically avoided for 6 weeks post-op).

EMS 94

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 94

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia. Also, be aware that there are various formulations of cannabis that allow for different routes of administration. Basically, any way you can imagine, it seems like a route of administration has been explored.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

to divert the plane).

Sepsis 95

Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 95

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful. Administrative data from an integrated health system of 11 Southern California EDs were used to identify cardiac outcomes after ED presentation for syncope from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2005.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure. Point-of-care brain ultrasound and transcranial doppler or color-coded doppler in critically ill neonates and children. They enrolled 459 children aged 3 to 12.9 Vinci F, et al. Eur J Pediatr.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Blood Transfusions Sepsis 98

Sensible Medicine

MARCH 5, 2025

In writing, Henry Marsh is able to transform ordinary experiences into transcendent observations: Sometimes, if the dissection is particularly difficult and intense, or dangerous, I will pause for a while, rest my hands on the arm-rests, and look at the brain I am operating on. The humor and prose of Do No Harm are enjoyable and necessary.

Operations 79

Operations Stroke Documentation/Coding Administration 79

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Whether you’re managing a team, coordinating patient care, or balancing clinical and administrative duties, this course provides you with the tools to optimize your workflow and improve patient outcomes. Reach out for other courses by visiting the AMC Course Library. Several factors make delegating tasks difficult: 1.

Teamwork 52

Teamwork Operations Outcomes Documentation/Coding 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. However, there are documented adverse events such as haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents or recurrence of VOC after drug withdrawal, which represent a drawback in its regular use.

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

AI started to make its mark in the ED by maximizing the efficiency of certain tasks like patient triage, clinical presentation diagnosis, mortality prediction, clinical decision making, and operational workflow management (see Figure 1). 19 Instead, we have seen the rise of physician burnout, correlating with the widespread use of EHRs.

Teamwork 51

Teamwork Clinical Decision Support Systems Administration Radiology 51

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Duration of drug administration in days e.g. 8 days of midazolam infusion. The administration of additional rescue medication should be considered (e.g. Executive Summary: International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Ventilator Liberation, A Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network Document.

Pediatrics 59

Pediatrics Sepsis Hospitals Administration 59

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

House Energy subcommittee was holding a hearing that was ostensibly about the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) ongoing updates and modernization to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. When one surgeon refused, she said workers were ordered to find a different surgeon who would perform the operation.

Operations 124

Operations Administration Leadership Hospitals 124

ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

5) What are the overall operational expenditures of public hospitals? He noted Chapter 170A of the Texas Health & Safety Code, passed in 2022, which prohibits abortions in nearly all circumstances. 4) How much care is provided without reimbursement? Patient Care Gov. Operationally, it hasnt affected us that much, said Dr. Wampler.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Operations Administration Documentation/Coding 52

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He will laud Trump for Operation Warp Speed. The greatest irony of Trump’s COVID policy was that after supporting Operation Warp Speed, he hesitated to fully endorse the COVID vaccine. Furthermore, this administration just paid for more COVID19 tests without data that these tests improve outcomes.

Administration 130

Administration Operations CDC Documentation/Coding 130