The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 10, 2023

To expedite care, most hospitals developed a system of pseudo-names to be used until the patient can be identified. The best practice for this varies by electronic record system and hospital. Oftentimes, trauma patients arrive, are not very responsive, and are not carrying an ID.

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Blood Transfusions Best Practices Hospitals Wellness 113

The Trauma Pro

AUGUST 15, 2023

One of the most creative solutions I’ve seen is the use of a hospital security officer. They know the hospital layout cold, including that obscure corner where the blood bank is located. Think about it. And there are plenty around all the time! Documentation is critically important, both in the trauma bay and the blood bank.

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Documentation/Coding Best Practices Resuscitation Emergency Department 130

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JULY 6, 2023

A recent settlement between the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Washington state highlights the importance of safeguarding sensitive data. Department of Health and Human Services, reached a $240,000 settlement with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital following an investigation into a privacy breach.

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Hospitals Best Practices Emergency Department Wellness 52

EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

3,4 Notably, institutions receiving federal funding (such as hospitals receiving Medicare reimbursement) must abide by Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which entitles persons with NELP to language assistance. Train your staff on best practices for using phone interpreters. Lion KC, et al. Pediatrics. 135:e709-e716.

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2024

The SAEM GRACE program addresses the best practices for the care of the most common chief complaints that can be seen on the tracking board of any emergency department in the country, based upon research and expert consensus. We are not going to do a structured critical appraisal of GRACE4 but rather turn it into an SGEM Xtra.

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Emergency Department Best Practices Seizures Research 101

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

More than a million hospitalized patients each year acquire healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) while being treated for other health conditions. This includes regular workshops, seminars, and online courses to keep staff informed about the latest best practices and guidelines.

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PPE Best Practices Patient Safety Urgent Care 105

ACEP Now

JUNE 6, 2023

Depending on the clinical setting, patients typically share their story multiple times with nurses, advanced practice providers, residents, and attending physicians, creating an environment ripe for dropped information and fragmented relationships. best practice” for patient-centered communication: A narrative review.

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Emergency Department Hospitals Best Practices Shock 98

Taming the SRU

MARCH 12, 2024

ED visits per 1000 adults with diabetes based on 2018 data resulting in over 500,000 annual hospital days. This amounts to annual hospital costs of $5.1 DKA accounts for approximately 223,000 ED visits annually or 8.9 If positive (>1.1

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Operations Hospitals Best Practices Wellness 97

ACEP Now

AUGUST 13, 2024

You are the employer and your business contracts with the hospital or other business for your personal services. While best practice is to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN), which can be obtained online in 30 seconds for free here , you are allowed to just use your Social Security number when you fill out a W-9 for the “employer.”

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Best Practices Hospitals 98

American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

According to OSHA’s report , hospitals pose significant hazards, including the risk of violence, making them among the most hazardous workplaces. Effective leaders understand that prioritizing safety not only protects employees from harm but also enhances productivity. More importantly, it boosts morale and overall business success.

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Leadership PPE Best Practices Hospitals 105

PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry.

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Psychiatric Emergency Department Pediatrics Administration 93

PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. Diagnostic yield of head CT in pediatric emergency department patients with acute psychosis or hallucinations. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:240.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Best Practices 80

RebelEM

APRIL 22, 2024

Early in the pandemic, extensive efforts were made to identify the best approach to oxygenation in this group of patients. Best practices settled on aggressive use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and delaying invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) where feasible. Absolute number of days alive and out of hospital in 90 days.

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Outcomes Best Practices EMS Shock 74

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to offering practice support, advocacy, career development, and networking, ACEP must listen to needs of graduating residents and new attendings. With elimination of CME funding in many of our hospitals and groups, it is crucial to continue to add value and communicate that value to residents before graduation.

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Leadership PPE EMS Wellness 98

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A study done at the University of Kansas found that approximately 10 percent of the ED volume at a local county hospital was attributed to some type of behavioral emergency and that approximately one in eight ED visits in the U.S Dr. Ashworth is a current emergency medicine resident at Highland Hospital, in Oakland, Calif.

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Psychiatric Best Practices 52

EMDocs

JUNE 16, 2023

Episode 4 covered management of the agitated child in the pre-hospital environment. Over the past 50 years, mental health has shifted away from hospital-based to community-based care models. ED Best Practices Optimizing the Environment Separate area from main ED is possible that has less distractions, loud noises.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Best Practices 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We understand there are large community hospitals, academic centers and rural hospitals with vastly different resources and needs. ACEP’s Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program (GEDA) promotes the best clinical practices for older adults. There are five sets of domains.

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Emergency Department Critical Access Geriatric Emergencies Ultrasounds 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

She had a low-grade fever and an episode of vomiting before coming to the hospital. Clinical scoring tools for appendicitis The recently published Best Practice Pathway Guidance by NHS England recommends using clinical risk scores to assess all children with suspected appendicitis. Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity.

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Emergency Department Ultrasounds Pediatrics Best Practices 105

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

What You’ll learn Benefits and risks of healthcare industry representatives (HCIRs) Roles of sales representatives Best practices for sales representatives Authorizations and requirements regarding the operating room Details Course length: 30 minutes; CEU: 0.5. For example, device reps do not scrub in for the OR.

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Operations Best Practices Administration Hospitals 52

EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. The articles included a prospective observational study, three retrospective observational studies, and two case reports.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Administration 92

The Injectable Orange

APRIL 4, 2017

For many Australian hospitals, April is ‘No Falls Month’ This month we have a full-scale education attack against one of the most prevalent forms of in hospital patient harm – the fall.

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Emergency Department Evidence-Based Practice Academics Documentation/Coding 52

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Despite the broad acceptance of Red Cross certifications by national accrediting bodies, state agencies, and thousands of hospitals and clinics, some medical centers, nursing schools, and community colleges have policies that do not recognize both organizations’ certifications.

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Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Military CPR Basic Life Support 74

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The team utilize­s hospital-grade disinfectants to effe­ctively minimize the risk of infe­ctions. Through these­ sessions, all team membe­rs are kept informed and update­d on the latest guideline­s and best practices in order to maintain a high standard of care­.

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Ambulance Services PPE Patient Safety Best Practices 52

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. Repeated GP and hospital attendance might stimulate increased testing and unnecessary prescriptions. These interventions should be discussed carefully with patients before being carried out.

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Emergency Department Best Practices Radiology Radiology 90

Canadian EM

JULY 23, 2024

Your meeting with hospital stakeholders on designing a dashboard to better care for COVID-19 patients who are experiencing homelessness was a resounding success. Everyone was engaged and helped craft a problem statement, KPIs, and OKRs that you then presented to your hospital IT team.

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Hospitals Best Practices 52

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

References and Further Reading ENTUK guideline for the child presenting to hospital with preseptal or postseptal orbital cellulitis BMJ Best Practice: Peri-orbital and orbital cellulitis Orbital cellulitis – an overview of the diagnosis and management (Mr M.

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Best Practices Outcomes Hospitals 52

PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Michele Nypaver, MD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA michelen@med.umich.edu Jennifer Thull-Freedman, MD Alberta Children’s Hospital Calgary, Alberta, Canada Jennifer.Thull-Freedman@albertahealthservices.ca

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Pediatrics Best Practices Hospitals Emergency Department 52

SheMD

OCTOBER 8, 2023

At this point in life, what I’m really looking forward to is starting my residency training, and focusing on being the best doctor that I can be. My life outside of the hospital has always served to make me more balanced and I hope to continue to foster that in residency.” “You Hopefully you do NOT need the answers you’ve prepared.

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Leadership Best Practices Academics Documentation/Coding 105

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Recommendations, Best Practices Once real-time information sharing is recognized as fundamentally good with limited exceptions, further efforts should maximize patient benefits. These practices will reduce inequities in the current landscape of EHI sharing. SOB), and alternative value-neutral descriptors should be used (e.g.,

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Documentation/Coding Best Practices Ethical Issues Academics 52

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

After a short period of recovery in the hospital, she is discharged home in stable condition with follow-up with OBGYN. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009. At this point, the patient is taken to the operating room for a diagnostic laparoscopy. Am J Emerg Med. 2021.05.071.

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Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

Canadian EM

JULY 9, 2024

Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto has designed, developed, and ultimately deployed dashboards to solve real-world problems. Odds are in your favourite sci-fi movie or TV show, a character spends time looking at a dashboard to determine their next course of action. However, dashboards are not limited to sci-fi!

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Hospitals Best Practices 40

Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Of course, this should be used in conjunction with local checklists at your hospital. While I love intensive care medicine and have tried to make this as helpful as possible, your seniors remain the best source of information when clinical uncertainty arises. Heart rate / rhythm Best practice to check in all 4 limbs.

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Documentation/Coding Hospitals Wellness Best Practices 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 17, 2023

mepivacaine (1-3 h) 1% lidocaine +/- epi (2-3h) 0.25% bupivacaine (2-3 h) 0.25-0.5% mg/kg IV Versed: 0.2 mg/kg IM, 0.2 mg/kg IN (may repeat to max of 0.4 mg/kg IN), 0.2

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Seizures Fractures Burns Pediatrics 40

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

What is the best management of this condition? with 350,000 hospitalizations annually and a mortality rate of five to 10 percent. However, a 2017 study of 34 patients suggests that balloon tamponade, when used as a bridge to EGD, improves patient mortality, with 59 percent of patients surviving to hospital discharge.

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Best Practices Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Outcomes 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023). Higher Rates of Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Patients versus Adults Hospitalized with Imported Malaria. June 28, 2023. J Travel Med.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 281

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The patient also reported significant pain and had a Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score indicating severe anxiety and depression. She had previously undergone carbon ion radiotherapy, receiving a cumulative dose of 75 GyE in 20 fractions over two courses from December 2020 to January 2021. J Appl Clin Med Phys.

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Best Practices Documentation/Coding Radiology Radiology 56

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The recurrence rate and length of hospital stay were the same. Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the observation group (2 versus 3 days; P = 0·006).  Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial. Clin vs. 3%), sigmoid resection (3.8%

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Sepsis Best Practices Hospitals Outcomes 113