RWJF Scholar Study: Improved Access to Primary Care Might Not Deter Frequent Emergency Department Use Without Improved Social Services
May 10, 2013 | Story
New research dispels myths about emergency room super-users.
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What Drives Frequent Emergency Department Use in an Integrated Health System? National Data From the Veterans Health Administration
April 11, 2013 | Journal Article
The sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with frequent ED use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are examined in this study.
Comparison of Presenting Complaint vs Discharge Diagnosis for Identifying "Nonemergency" Emergency Department Visits
March 20, 2013 | Journal Article
Emergency department complaints on presenting at an emergency department often do not match up with a patient’s diagnosis on discharge.
Posting Data on Bulletin Board Improves ED Flow
February 27, 2013
Good Samaritan Hospital staff measured wait times and patient flow using real time data which was compiled and displayed on an electronic bulletin board. Good Samaritan reduced ED throughput time for admitted patients by 102 minutes.
Readmissions Database Helps Hospital Curb Readmissions
February 27, 2013
Medina hospital created a readmissions database and set up a new workflow process to target heart failure patients with education to avoid a readmission to the hospital. Over 18 months, readmissions were reduced by 9 percent.
Improve ED Flow With “Quick Hits” Meetings
February 27, 2013
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center implemented a series of meetings known as ”quick hits” to solicit ideas and input into how to solve some of its most pressing ED problems. Avera reduced its ED decision-to-admit time by 12 minutes per patient.
Clinical Leaders in ED Improve Throughput
February 26, 2013
Truman Medical Center Lakewood implemented a Clinical Team Leader position in the emergency department, improving left without being seen rates from 7.7 percent to 6.8 percent.
New Evidence: Longer May Be Better for Cardiac Resuscitation
September 5, 2012 | Story
Clinical Scholar offers guidance for emergency care teams and surprising news on neurological outcomes.
In Cardiac Resuscitation Less is Not More
September 4, 2012 | News Release
RWJF-supported research challenges conventional wisdom that longer resuscitation efforts may be futile.
In Aurora, A Massacre Becomes a Miracle, and Then Patients Help Doctors Heal
August 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
I wasn’t even supposed to work that night. I had finished a long day of meetings, and found out at 6:30 pm that my colleague, who had called in sick twice in 40 years, had influenza and he knew it was best not to expose Emergency Department (ED) pat ...