More than 100 hospital emergency departments are borrowing an idea from the restaurant industry: online reservations. Additional concierge services such as mobile apps for wait times make ER experiences more agreeable. ERs are...
Read MoreA report from the Institute of Medicine, available at www.iom.edu, identifies several tools that should reduce complexity of care as well as costs for the nation’s healthcare system. The report discusses computing power,...
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Depending on a patient’s comorbidities and history of prior cerebrovascular events, the rate of...
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Hospital-based EDs are increasingly overburdened throughout the United States, resulting in a...
Read MoreI recently wrote about my plan to reduce hospital readmissions. Now I will discuss the problem of reducing length of stay. The recent hurricane in New York City and the closures of some hospitals requiring the transfer of a...
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Implementing a policy in which prophylactic antibiotics are administered within 1 hour before...
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Antibiotics appear to be over-prescribed in the ED for cases of acute bronchitis, according to a...
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Heart failure (HF) is among the leading causes of hospitalization in the United States, afflicting...
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Alcohol problems are prevalent in EDs nationwide, often manifesting when individuals seek medical...
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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common and sometimes fatal healthcare–associated...
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The atmosphere of a catheterization laboratory poses challenges to maintaining and prioritizing...
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The Particulars: Treatment options are limited for patients with refractory high blood pressure...
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The Particulars: Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a P2Y12 platelet inhibitor has been...
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The Particulars: Many patients with asthma will require emergent or urgent care following ED...
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New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underscores the widespread...
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The Particulars: Antiretroviral (ARV) medication errors may lead to toxicity and could decrease...
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The Particulars: Among patients with HIV who are admitted to the hospital, missed doses and...
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The Particulars: Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of ultraviolet-C (UV-C)...
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An estimated 8 million people present to EDs in the United States with chest pain each year, 15%...
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The Particulars: Many infections in ICUs are caused by increasingly antibiotic-resistant bacteria...
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