ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. Consequences of this are well documented and include delayed treatment, exposure to error, increased length of stay, and increased mortality. ED crowding impairs this mission.

Ethical Issues 52

Ethical Issues Emergency Department Operations Hospitals 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Taking care of a critically ill child can be nerve-racking to say the least, and downright petrifying for those who don’t do it frequently, even if they are well-trained and brilliant clinicians. Good correlation to bed scale weight in trauma patients (Pearson coefficient 0.86), but there was some error in the highest weight category.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 269

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

The weighting must strongly be on patient safety and on expanding the opportunities for board certified emergency physicians. We do not fund rural fire departments solely based on the number of fires they respond to per year, and we should not pay rural emergency physicians based solely on the number of patients they see.

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Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For the safety of staff as well as patients, interventions that interrupt escalations before they blossom into violence deserve further study. 5 Hospitals commonly activate a “code” in response to agitated patients, alerting security personnel to the location of that patient.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Psychiatric Best Practices 52

EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

The PSS-3 assesses for depression/hopelessness and suicidal ideations in the past 2 weeks as well as lifetime history of suicide attempt. Nachi: With the staff notified and the patient searched, the patient should be placed in a room without potentially dangerous items, like tubing or needles. Let’s move on to the physical.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Outcomes 40

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Another study found a 1-year post Roux-en-y ED visit rate of 31% and yet another found that 25% of these patients will require admission within 2 years of surgery. Jeff: Well that’s kind worrisome. Which again reiterates why this is such an important topic for us as EM clinicians to be well-versed in.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Ultrasounds 40

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This course will cover essential techniques for measuring vital signs, interpreting readings, recognizing early warning signs of patient decline, and ensuring proper documentation. Patient safety depends on the early detection of clinical deterioration, whether in the emergency department or on the hospital floor.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Best Practices Emergency Department Documentation/Coding 52

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Just like medical errors, falls are preventable incidents that require careful monitoring, proper safety protocols, and prompt interventions to minimize risk and protect patient well-being. Understanding this definition helps healthcare providers recognize the importance of fall prevention as a critical aspect of patient safety.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Documentation/Coding Wellness 52

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. A nurse documents soft tissue tenderness in the back; the EPs note describes no tenderness and only decreased ROM of the back. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

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Documentation/Coding Radiology Radiology Patient Safety 59