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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...
With NYC ambulances stuck in snow, city resorted to triage
As a blizzard bore down on New York City on Sunday and Monday, 911 dispatchers fielded tens of thousands of calls...
Web Exclusive: 1 in 10 EDs Boarding Psych Patients for 'One Week or More'
Patients with mental and behavioral health issues rather than physical ailments are causing bottlenecks in hospital...
Web Exclusive: Soaring ED Visits Cause Hospital Overcrowding
Nine in 10 emergency department visits were for acute conditions in 2008 and overuse is cause for concern, according...
Web Exclusive: CT, MRI Use in Emergency Departments Soaring
The increased use of imaging tools is associated with higher healthcare costs and more time spent in the emergency...
Web Exclusive: ACEP Calls for Halt to ED Boarding
Hospital executives must set policies that hasten the flow of admitted patients from the emergency department to...
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...
Carolina Medical Center feels psychiatric care strain
A surge in emergency room patients needing psychiatric care has strained Carolinas Medical Center's overall ability to...
Large EDs Bear Brunt of Crowding
Large, metropolitan emergency departments that serve more than 50,000 patients each year represent just 17.7% of all...

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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...