Stony Brook ED Consult Tracking Form
February 4, 2011 | Toolkit
Stony Brook University Medical Center developed and implemented a standardized process with tracking and accountability for emergency department (ED) consult requests.
Emergency Care
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Prediction of Critical Illness During Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care
August 18, 2010 | Journal Article
In a retrospective study of emergency patients without traumatic injury or cardiac arrest, researchers were able to develop a critical illness score to reasonably predict which patients would require services of a regional critical care center.
RWJF Clinical Scholar's New Column on TIME.com Brings Insights on Care and Research to Broad Audience
April 7, 2011 | Story
Zachary Meisel, M.D., puts his emergency department experience to work helping readers understand doctors' choices and the need to translate research into policy.
Emergency Department Information System Adoption in the United States
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Emergency physician Adam Landman—a former corporate consultant with a background in information systems—is eager to re-enter the digital age. He is tired of writing scripts, thumbing through paper records and trying to decipher his colleagues’ handw ...
Severe Shortage of Surgical Specialists Plagues Nation's Emergency Departments
February 10, 2011 | Story
related websites Learn more about the RWJF Clinical Scholars program. For an overview of RWJF scholar and fellow opportunities, visit www.RWJFLeaders.org. The emergency department is, by definition, a place where patients can go to get urgent medica ...
Dedicating Staff and Resources to Improve Fast Track Operations
February 3, 2011 | Toolkit/Story
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital reduced turnaround time for low-acuity "fast track" patients to 90 minutes.
Implementing a Five-Level Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Triage
February 3, 2011 | Toolkit/Story
Hahnemann University Hospital attempted to replace a four-level triage with the five-level ESI triage.
Coordinating Care for Frequent Emergency Department Users
January 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
Physician Faculty Scholar Studies Compliance with Illinois Law Requiring Prompt Transport of Trauma Patients
January 4, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Marie Crandall, M.D., M.P.H., RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar (2008-2011), has an article in the December 2010 Archives of Surgery, in which she reports findings from her research into whether seriously injured trauma patients in Illinois are being t ...
Uninsured Adults Presenting to US Emergency Departments
October 22, 2008 | Journal Article
Common assumptions made in published literature about uninsured patients that present to emergency departments (EDs) are often not supported by data, or apply to both uninsured and insured ED patients.