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Web Exclusive: ED Management Strategies Linked to Revenue Recovery
 Limiting the length of time patients are boarded in the emergency department and occasionally postponing elective...
Speeding Patient Discharges Safely
Using a multi-disciplinary approach, Yale-New haven Hospital has adopted a number of methods to ensure greater patient...
Headed to ER? Some post waits by text, billboard
Need an X-ray or stitches? Online, via text message or flashing on a billboard, some emergency rooms are advertising...
ERs turn more violent as government help shrinks for volatile mentally ill, addicted patients
Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be increasing around the country as the number of...
Hospital experts debate wisdom of using stun guns to control violent patients
Stun guns have started to show up in hospital settings, a migration that has raised some concerns.  On July 8, a...
Web Exclusive: Emergency Rooms and Docs Brace Themselves For Newly Insured
Though new health reform laws won’t take effect for at least three months and most provisions won’t come...
Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER
Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls, and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely...
Web Exclusive: ED Docs Renew Campaign for Respect, Resources in Health Reform
Congress, the White House, and the public still don't appreciate the essential need to strengthen rapid response...
24 hours in the ER shows challenges of health system
To explore the healthcare reform issue, USA Today chronicled 24 hours in the emergency room at the UVA Medical Center...
Democrats warn about hospital capacity
House Democrats warned that hospitals in major U.S. cities would be overwhelmed if any of the cities were struck by a...

Book: Critical Thinking in the Emergency Department:
This easy-to-read resource explains the principles behind critical thinking and how to encourage nurses to use critical...
Book: The Hospital Executive's Guide to Emergency Department Management
With 50-70 percent of hospital admissions coming through the emergency department, it’s the key driver of profitability...
Webcast: Transform Your ED into a Profit Center
As the major source of admissions, your ED is poised to be a serious revenue driver, or drain. Get in-the-trenches...
Webcast: Violence in Healthcare: Proven Strategies to Keep Your Facility Safe
Despite Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alerts and OSHA guidance, violence in healthcare is on the rise. Your workplace...