ACS 2014: Checklists for Surgical Patient Handoffs
The Particulars: Previous research has found that implementing a shift change protocol called...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Previous research has found that implementing a shift change protocol called...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: In most cases, eligibility for hip and knee replacement surgery has been based...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Anecdotal experience suggests that using smartphones to remotely monitor...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Researchers have hypothesized that pediatric appendicitis perforation rates may...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Data indicate that patients are increasingly using the internet to obtain...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Triage classification systems commonly assign five levels to patients. In these systems, level 1 and 2 patients are often given priority for ED bed assignment and level 4 and 5 patients are seen in designated...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: High-risk care plans are increasingly being used to assist in the management of patients who are big users of ED resources. However, little is known about the outcomes obtained with these plans in a real-world...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Many EDs now include a physician at triage in an effort to improve flow and expedite care. Reports on the outcomes of making this change have been mixed, and its impact on common throughput metrics is not well...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Research indicates that patients with recurrent ED visits for trauma represent an important target for injury prevention efforts. If has not been well defined whether a history of alcohol use at initial...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
The Particulars: Data are lacking on the potential magnitude of cost savings from interventions directed at ED encounters. An understanding of ED care and ED-directed healthcare costs by type of visit and the proportion of...
Read MoreOct 30, 2014
I am a surgeon. I am not an Epidemiologist nor an Infectious Disease specialist. Anything I say on...
Read MoreOct 28, 2014
Recently, I was asked for personal advice on using Twitter. There are many articles out there that...
Read MoreOct 27, 2014
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has been working with the CDC and the...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
Studies indicate that anemia occurs in about one-third of patients with congestive heart failure...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
In 2007, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an expert...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
In elderly patients suffering a fall, long-term anticoagulation has been shown to increase the...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
As healthcare spending in the United States continues to rise substantially each year,...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
Research has shown that the percentages of blacks who are linked to and retained in HIV care,...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
Hospital patients and providers are often unaware of the fees that come with most medical...
Read MoreOct 24, 2014
In 2006, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) released a...
Read More