Study: More Than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work
from Modern Healthcare
 Our nation's emergency departments are places to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses, emergency departments are the sources of injury. A new study by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) finds that more than half of emergency nurses report experiencing physical violence on the job, including as being "spit on," "hit," "pushed or shoved," "scratched," and "kicked." One in four has experienced such violence more than 20 times in the past three years. Just as alarming, one in five nurses have experienced verbal abuse more than 200 times during the same period.
Subscription required. 
Zogby Poll: American Public Remains Divided Over Proposed Health Care Reform
from Zogby International
As Congress heads into its annual August recess without having achieved a consensus on healthcare reform, a new Zogby Interactive survey finds a majority of Americans are evenly split on the basic structure of proposed reform.
More
Can the ABCD2 Risk Score Predict Positive Diagnostic Testing for Emergency Department Patients Admitted for Transient Ischemic Attack?
from MDLinx
An elevated ABCD2 score may help predict pts with severe carotid occlusive disease but does not predict positive outcome in other commonly ordered tests for pts evaluated for transient ischemic attack. An elevated ABCD2 score cannot be recommended as a tool to guide diagnostic testing in pts presenting acutely with transient ischemic attack.
More
Research Provides New Insights into Heart Attack
from News RX
According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "More than half of all acute myocardial infarction patients still do not meet benchmark reperfusion times, and the triage assessment that all patients receive when they arrive at an emergency department (ED) is a hospital-level process that has not been studied as a potential contributor to delays. Our objective was to examine the triage of acute myocardial infarction patients (ST-elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction) and determine whether it is associated with subsequent delays in acute myocardial infarction processes of care."
Subscription required.
Biggest Costs: Emergency Room Visits
from RGJ.com
Officials say the highest cost associated with homeless alcoholics is frequent emergency room visits that cost thousands of dollars. Federal law mandates that emergency room staffs may not discriminate against anyone regardless of ability to pay.
More
Vermont could be Guide on Health Care
from USA Today
Kirk Dufty doesn't have to rely on patients' hazy memories or take their word for what drugs they're taking when they show up at his emergency room. In minutes, the doctor can find out whether a man with chest pains has filled the prescription for the anti-clotting medication he's supposed to take or whether a woman complaining about a stomachache is really trying to get more narcotics to feed her drug habit. The information is available at Rutland Regional Medical Center through a new computerized records system installed as part of the broader health care overhaul Vermont passed in 2006. It helps Dufty do exactly what the overhaul was designed to do statewide: cut costs and provide better medical care to patients.
More
Join us for our next webinar!
Critical Access Hospitals: Past, Present and Future
August 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM EDT, 1:00 PM CDT, 12:00 PM MDT, 11:00 AM PDT
This presentation will include a discussion of the characteristics of Critical Access Hospitals and how they contribute to rural America's Emergency Medicine system. More information & register.
|
Flow Automation Technology Frees Beds
from UPI.com
Some U.S. hospitals move patients to floor hallways hoping nurses will find beds quickly, but patient flow technology may work better, experts say.
More
Syracuse, N.Y.-area Hospitals Aim to Reduce Noise
from The Post-Standard
When it gets too noisy on the second-floor cardiac care unit at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, a traffic light on the wall near the nurse station turns red and the overhead lights dim. That signal means the staff needs to quiet down. The device, called a Yacker Tracker, measures sound levels. St. Joe's installed it in May as part of a broad effort to dampen the din.
More
The Emergency Department Practice Management Association
|
|
