In the News Archive
January 30, 2012
How Safe Are Our Hospitals?

January 30, 2012
ECM keeps patients' journey in mind as needs list expands

January 29, 2012
Urgent care clinics offer ER option

January 12, 2012
Internet Flu Searches May Warn of Outbreaks

January 12, 2012
Acute Kidney Injury Diagnosed In Emergency Patients

January 12, 2012
Where do you turn first for emergency health care?

January 11, 2012
Nurse practitioner reduces unnecessary emergency department visits

January 11, 2012
Emergency medicine physicians develop device to stop lethal bleeding in soldiers

January 10, 2012
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding Evaluation of Strategies from the Urgent Matters Learning Network II

January 10, 2012
Emergency Department Use for Eye Care Services and Future Directions in Care

January 9, 2012
A Great Depression: Why Mentally Ill Patients Aren't Being Treated

January 9, 2012
Hospital Crowding Reduces Pain Care for Children

January 9, 2012
First Study Of Emergency Care For An Entire State Finds Care Isn't Always Local

January 9, 2012
Nowhere to Go, Patients Linger in Hospitals, at a High Cost

January 9, 2012
Critics: Emergency Department Wait Time Claims Unsubstantiated

January 9, 2012
Ridgefield teen makes ER visits 'bearable'

January 9, 2012
Google Flu Trends: Correlation With Emergency Department Influenza Rates and Crowding Metrics

January 9, 2012
AHRQ Emergency Severity Index Tool Helps Categorize Patients' Need for ED Care

January 9, 2012
Eastern Massachusetts outpaces the nation in heroin-fueled ER visits

January 9, 2012
CU med school study looks past ER crowding and how to ensure patient comfort

December 21, 2011
Ask the Doctor: Why Are Waits in the Emergency Department So Long?

December 21, 2011
Emergency department visits for illicit drugs on the rise for females, 12 and older

December 21, 2011
Heart Attacks, Other Emergencies Spike During Holidays

December 20, 2011
Medicare launches test to improve care through better coordination by doctors and hospitals

December 20, 2011
Some Hospitals Turn To Post-Discharge Clinics To Help Hold Down Readmissions

December 20, 2011
In Calif. Mental Hospitals, Assaults Rarely A Crime

December 20, 2011
Side effects of energy drinks cause spike in E.R. visits

December 19, 2011
Toy safety tips this holiday season

December 19, 2011
Illicit Drug Related Emergency Department Visits Vary by Metropolitan Area

December 16, 2011
Text-Messaging to Emergency Patients Might Reduce Their Alcohol Consumption

December 16, 2011
Average Inpatient Hospital Stay Shorter but More Expensive in 2009 Than 1997

December 14, 2011
Patients Get Bottles, Cell Phones, Buzz Lightyear Stuck Inside

December 12, 2011
Hospitals improve ER stroke care

December 9, 2011
Burden Of Injury In The UK Is 2.6 Times Higher Than Previously Thought

December 9, 2011
My ER Doctor Is Billing Me For What Insurance Didn't Pay, What Can I Do?

December 5, 2011
Designer Drug ODs Call for Supportive Care and Education

December 2, 2011
High blood pressure may point to hidden health problems for kids in the ER

December 2, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton hospital opens new ER for children & teens

November 30, 2011
Energy Drink Emergency Room Visits on the Rise

November 30, 2011
Hospital emergency rooms usually slow during Thanksgiving

November 30, 2011
At the Mall: New Clinics Let Patients Skip the ER

November 30, 2011
Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults

November 30, 2011
Emergency Docs Warn of Challenges in New Payment Models

November 30, 2011
Emergency department target may not have improved patient care

November 30, 2011
Squirrel goes nuts in Rahway emergency room

November 30, 2011
Reduced emergency department visits can save millions of dollars

November 30, 2011
Reduced emergency department visits can save millions of dollars

November 21, 2011
Allergy-Safe Thanksgiving for All

November 21, 2011
The CDC’s Public Health Turkeys

November 16, 2011
Blacks and Medicaid Patients at Higher Risk of Losing Their ERs in California

November 14, 2011
Intentional Poisonings Result in 14,720 Emergency Department Visits in a Year

November 14, 2011
Temps in the Emergency Room: Sometimes a Real Emergency

November 14, 2011
Elderly emergency patients less likely to receive pain medication than middle-aged patients

November 14, 2011
The financial impact of health information exchange on emergency department care.

November 11, 2011
'Fake marijuana' may trigger heart trouble in teens

November 7, 2011
After emergency care in Canada, differences from U.S. approach are evident

November 7, 2011
Oil boom leads to surging ER visits, wait times, STDs

November 7, 2011
University Services Assists Physicians Managing Patients with Chronic Pain by Reviewing Over 1 Million Pain Management Drug Screens

November 7, 2011
Workplace Violence Against Emergency Nurses Remains High, According to New Report

November 7, 2011
Dirty Hand In The Latex Glove: Lax Hand Hygiene In Hospitals

November 7, 2011
Painkiller abuse a growing, lethal problem

November 5, 2011
Co-ed hospital room angers woman's daughter

October 24, 2011
Scorecard helps predict heart failure patients in emergency at risk of dying

October 24, 2011
Children's hospital simulates mass emergency

October 24, 2011
Emergency Room Patients Tracked With RFID Tags

October 21, 2011
Older adults who persistently present to the emergency department with severe, non-severe, and indeterminate episode patterns

October 19, 2011
3 Ways Satellite Emergency Departments Promote Hospitals and Health Systems

October 19, 2011
Visits to Emergency Departments Rose by 13 Million in One Year -- Largest Increase Ever

October 19, 2011
White children more likely than minorities to receive CT scans following minor head trauma

October 19, 2011
Where Do the Homeless Heal? A Special Report on What Happens to Santa Barbara’s Homeless After Hospital Visits

October 19, 2011
Valley study links ER visits with bad air days

October 17, 2011
Some states limit Medicaid fees for certain ED visits

October 17, 2011
True or false: The uninsured get the care they need in emergency rooms

October 17, 2011
Visits to emergency rooms rise as insurance lost

October 17, 2011
Hospitals prepare for the Big One with emergency plans, field tents

October 17, 2011
In Emergency Room, Pharmacists Slash Rate of Drug Errors

October 14, 2011
Swearing, spitting, choking: ER nurses endure this and more

October 12, 2011
Comparing Hospital Characteristics Related to Improving Quality and Reducing Health Care Disparities

October 12, 2011
Objectivity rules in emergency room

October 12, 2011
Random act of kindness benefits children in the emergency room

October 10, 2011
ER Closures Mean Longer Journeys

October 10, 2011
Report Indicates an Increase in Concussion Awareness

October 10, 2011
High-tech hypothermia treatment helps patients

October 10, 2011
Psychiatric patients overcrowd hospitals

October 5, 2011
Screening for domestic violence in the emergency room

October 5, 2011
About 14 percent of ED patients have a CT scan

October 5, 2011
Study Finds that Children’s Asthma Care Measure Compliance is Not Associated with Reductions in Readmissions or Emergency Room Visits

October 5, 2011
St. Francis ER Launches Online Check-In Service

October 4, 2011
Emergency doctor: we can't cope

October 3, 2011
Falls remain most common traumatic injury

October 3, 2011
Washington ER Doctors Sue State Over New Medicaid Limit

October 3, 2011
Study Reports Predictors of Poor Hand Hygiene in an Emergency Department

September 28, 2011
Noise of ERs put care at risk: study

September 26, 2011
Fake marijuana sending young people to emergency room

September 26, 2011
Cost prevents many from seeking care

September 26, 2011
Using Emergency Department-Based Inception Cohorts to Determine Genetic Characteristics Associated with Long Term Patient Outcomes after Motor Vehicle Collision: Methodology of the CRASH Study

September 26, 2011
State decides what's not an emergency

September 26, 2011
State officials: Take steps to prevent dangerous falls

September 21, 2011
Emergency department crowding is associated with decreased quality of care for children.

September 21, 2011
Students devise hospital emergency room of the future

September 21, 2011
Washington State limits emergency department visits for Medicaid patients

September 20, 2011
Tracking diseases before they become outbreaks

September 20, 2011
Using Scribes to Facilitate EMR Implementation

September 19, 2011
Patients assessed in two least urgent categories are dying in hospital

September 19, 2011
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/emergency-room-overload/content?oid=3703334

September 19, 2011
New technology helps bring specialized care to stroke patients at Northside Hospital-Cherokee Read more: Cherokee Tribune - New technology helps bring specialized care to stroke patients at Northside Hospital Cherokee

September 19, 2011
Variations in Crowding and Ambulance Diversion in Nine Emergency Departments

September 19, 2011
Season marks statewide effort to prevent falls

September 19, 2011
Responding Before a Call Is Needed

September 14, 2011
Climate Change Model Predicts Increase in Childhood Asthma

September 14, 2011
Conditions That Mimic Stroke in the Emergency Department

September 14, 2011
Prescription drug vending machine at south suburban hospital

September 14, 2011
Christie hits reverse on Medicaid plan

September 12, 2011
Ambulance hospital delays worse

September 12, 2011
Seeing red over alcohol stupidity

September 12, 2011
Patient privacy in spotlight after hospital records posted online

September 12, 2011
13 Percent of Trauma Patients Re-Present Post Discharge

September 12, 2011
Two Northside hospitals achieve new status as accredited chest pain centers

September 12, 2011
Point of Care Technology or standard laboratory service in the ED? New study asks:Is there a difference in time to action?

September 12, 2011
National Survey Shows About Half Of Patients Say Compassionate Care Is Missing In The US Health Care System

September 12, 2011
Recent studies show smoking ban may be having effect on health

September 12, 2011
Lantern Awards recognize standout EDs

September 9, 2011
Improving Hospital Operational Efficiency Must Include Patient Flow Improvements

September 9, 2011
Patient Data Posted Online in Major Breach of Privacy

September 9, 2011
Adjusting, More M.D.’s Add M.B.A.

September 9, 2011
Storms, floods take toll on mental health

September 9, 2011
7 Methods to Ease ED Crowding.

September 9, 2011
Medical Practices Work on Ways to Serve Patients and Bottom Line

September 9, 2011
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-your-healthcare/articles/2011/09/08/more-us-adults-using-illegal-drugs-report

September 8, 2011
Adverse Drug Reactions Amongst Hospital & Emergency Patients Are Often Preventable

September 8, 2011
Tips on selecting the right Emergency Department Information System (EDIS)

September 8, 2011
Strict Hand Hygiene And Other Practices Shortened Stays And Cut Costs And Mortality In A Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

September 8, 2011
12 hospitals are fined over medical errors

September 8, 2011
Many Self-Harm Patients Don't get Psych Evaluation

September 7, 2011
ED process improvement project decreases LWBS rate

September 7, 2011
Legislation takes aim at child brain injuries

September 7, 2011
A protocol for the emergency department management of acute undifferentiated febrile illness in India

September 7, 2011
Emergency Department Closures in the United States

September 7, 2011
Cops Charge Teenager Who Posed As Physician's Assistant In A Florida Hospital

September 7, 2011
Emergency Department Closures in the United States

September 7, 2011
TMC's new crisis center aims to ease ordeal in sex assaults

September 7, 2011
7 Methods to Ease Hospital Emergency Department Overcrowding

September 2, 2011
ER visits for heart attacks dip after smoking ban began

September 1, 2011
From falls to fumes, emergency rooms see rise in patients after storm

September 1, 2011
The quality of children's asthma care is affected by emergency department crowding

September 1, 2011
New unit will divert patients from overcrowded Emergency Department

August 31, 2011
ED More Likely To Be Used By Uninsured Trauma Patients For Follow-Up Care

August 31, 2011
Is the health care workforce sicker than workers in other industries?

August 31, 2011
ED More Likely To Be Used By Uninsured Trauma Patients For Follow-Up Care

August 29, 2011
Middle TN hospitals take steps to halt ER violence

August 29, 2011
Medical officials: Speed of seeing doctor depends on urgency

August 29, 2011
Return to school risky for children with asthma

August 29, 2011
Quincy officials say they are prepared for storm

August 29, 2011
The Night-Weekend Effect: Why Medical Outcomes Can Be Worse Depending On What Day You Get Sick Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2090886,00.html#ixzz1WQeiRee7

August 29, 2011
Simple Safety Steps Can Make Back to School a Breeze

August 29, 2011
For Some Medical Evacuees, Safety Brought Its Own Difficulties

August 29, 2011
Small group of vagrants costs San Francisco $20M

August 29, 2011
Bath salts: New drug rears its head in region

August 26, 2011
New Study from Humana and Wisconsin Health Information Exchange Finds Health Plan Costs Decrease When Health Information Exchanges are Used

August 26, 2011
Integrated social networks to help with emergency efforts

August 26, 2011
GSH upgrades ambulances for obese patients

August 26, 2011
Fighting for good healthcare at Lyell McEwin

August 26, 2011
Talk to your patients before sending them home from the ED

August 26, 2011
An ER specifically built for older patients

August 26, 2011
Providence Opens Kids-Only ER

August 25, 2011
Temporary ER Staff Poses Increased Safety Risk to Patients

August 25, 2011
Shands announces opening of chest pain ER

August 24, 2011
Hospitals, health department respond to earthquake

August 24, 2011
In the Chest Pain E.R., a new testing routine means fewer missed heart disease cases

August 24, 2011
Hospital Readmission Rates Don't Accurately Measure Quality Of Care

August 24, 2011
Online Videos Help Hospitals Boost Marketing Strategies

August 24, 2011
Egypt hospital in a critical condition

August 24, 2011
Hospitals balance advertising ED wait times, cutting improper use Read more: Hospitals balance advertising ED wait times, cutting improper use - FierceHealthcare http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospitals-balance-advertising-ed-wait-times-cutting-

August 24, 2011
Egypt hospital in a critical condition

August 24, 2011
Uninsured Trauma Patients Are More Likely to Use the ED for Follow-Up Care

August 23, 2011
As Hospitals Push ERs, States’ Medicaid Budgets Pressured

August 23, 2011
Be vigilant about medication safety

August 23, 2011
Hospitals balance advertising ED wait times, cutting improper use

August 22, 2011
Down economy prompts
more visits to local ERs

August 22, 2011
Arizona's rural hospitals facing closures and service cuts

August 22, 2011
County holds ashthma meeting

August 22, 2011
Summit Healthcare partners with Mayo Clinic to provide stroke telemedicine

August 22, 2011
Summertime injuries are preventable

August 22, 2011
Health Watch: Athletes and heat

August 22, 2011
Tips on de-escalating violent encounters in the ED

August 22, 2011
Kids of Unhealthy, Disadvantaged Moms More Likely to Be Sickly

August 22, 2011
When Not To Quit: Man Revived After 96 Minutes

August 19, 2011
Concussion Laws Supported By Youth Sports Community

August 19, 2011
Modeling Factors Influencing the Demand for Emergency Department Services in Ontario: A Comparison of Methods

August 19, 2011
Emergency department a gang battleground

August 19, 2011
Predicting Hospital Admissions at Emergency Department Triage

August 18, 2011
Top 10 metro areas for emergency department satisfaction

August 18, 2011
Sprained Ankles Straining ER Resources, Study Finds

August 17, 2011
AEM: Urban EDs 14x more likely to adopt CPOE

August 17, 2011
The Power of Patient E-Visits

August 9, 2011
Top 10 Metro Areas for Emergency Department Satisfaction Released by Press Ganey

August 8, 2011
Emergency Departments of Smaller Hospitals at the Verge of Closure

August 7, 2011
Many Calls For An Ambulance Aren't Emergencies

August 5, 2011
Is Triage Really Necessary?

August 4, 2011
Mental health parity a myth in Massachusetts

August 2, 2011
ERs Move to Speed Care; Not Everyone Needs a Bed

July 27, 2011
Doctors want ER to be election issue

July 20, 2011
Beat the Heat: Practice Sun Safety

July 18, 2011
More press releases» Press Release More Emergency Room Physician's Assistants May Raise Malpractice Claims Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/364509#ixzz1SSwwtDub

July 18, 2011
Recreational Drugs Sold As Bath Salts Causing Serious Public Health Concern, USA

July 18, 2011
20% of Homeless Hospitalized 3 Times in Last Year

July 15, 2011
Providers Call for Standardized ED Metrics

July 15, 2011
National Health Care Provider Associations Join Forces to Reduce Emergency Department Crowding

July 15, 2011
When Hospital Overcrowding Becomes Personal

July 15, 2011
Timely Surgery in Traumatic Brain Injury Halves Death Rate

July 11, 2011
Access to Paid Sick Days Would Reduce Health Costs

July 11, 2011
Zoned ED and new triage system improves operations

July 11, 2011
Study: CO Community Health Centers Offer Major Benefits

July 11, 2011
Real life emergency department solutions: a look at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

July 11, 2011
A Problem in Following Doctor’s Orders

July 8, 2011
Hospital's ED waiting time now on website

July 8, 2011
Heart Attack – Diversion Of Ambulance Traffic Associated With High Risk Of Death For Heart Attack Patients

July 6, 2011
Integrated Care Linked to Lower Door-In-Door-Out Time

July 6, 2011
Racial Disparities In Emergency Stroke Treatment

July 6, 2011
Patient room design: advantages of same-handed concept

June 29, 2011
E.R. docs: Lack of psychiatric beds leave patients stuck in hospitals

June 29, 2011
Workhorse of the hospital? Mister ED!

June 29, 2011
E.R. docs: Lack of psychiatric beds leave patients stuck in hospitals

June 29, 2011
Bleeding Associated With Antiplatelet Agents and Warfarin Therapy in the Emergency Department

June 29, 2011
Excessive heat keeping Phoenix emergency rooms busy

June 18, 2011
J.K. Rowling's characters turn up in medical literature, too

June 13, 2011
ER Docs Frustrated, Burned Out by Repeat Patients: Survey

June 13, 2011
Long ER Waits Linked to Increased Risk of Dying

June 13, 2011
Prescription drug-related suicide attempts up 49 percent among women 50 and up, new federal study says

June 13, 2011
Bills: Teach teen workers safety rules

June 10, 2011
Heat hazards: Washtenaw County health officials report increase in calls for service

June 10, 2011
UofA researchers create new scoring system for asthma treatment

June 10, 2011
Despite Psychiatric Care, Youths Continue to Visit ERs

June 10, 2011
Factors Associated With Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States

June 8, 2011
Rescuing the ED

June 8, 2011
Overall Emergency Department Visits In Massachusetts Increase With Health Care Reform Law But Small Drop Seen In Low-Severity Cases

June 8, 2011
Doctors Inquiring About Sexual History Are More Likely to Test Teenage Girls for Infections, Study Finds

June 8, 2011
Emergency department doctors seemingly tired of frequent users

June 6, 2011
Post-HMO Health Care: Are ACOs the Answer?

June 6, 2011
Crowded ERs increase death risk

June 6, 2011
Frequent Users Wear Down Emergency Department Physicians

June 6, 2011
Among Patients Who Have Recently Been Hospitalized, Re-Admission Rates Via Emergency Rooms Increasing

May 26, 2011
Emergency Room Doctors Say They Order Tests Out Of Fear, New Survey Shows

May 26, 2011
“Your ED is ready” . . . Online reservations for emergency department visits

May 26, 2011
Startling improvement in ED door-to-doc time

May 26, 2011
Poll: Half of ED physicians practice defensive medicine

May 25, 2011
Local emergency rooms seeing more patients

May 25, 2011
Just Another Hospital Weekend, Or Life And Death?

May 25, 2011
UNC study examines NC cancer patient emergency department visits

May 25, 2011
Rescuing the ED

May 23, 2011
Factors Associated With Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States

May 20, 2011
Emergency Rooms Face Slow Demise

May 20, 2011
New Study Show 49-Percent Rise in Emergency Department Visits for Drug Related Suicide Attempts by Females Aged 50 and Older from 2005 to 2009

May 20, 2011
Reduction In Emergency Room Admissions Following Smoking Ban

May 20, 2011
Emergency Department Visited Often By Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

May 20, 2011
Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review

May 16, 2011
Emergency Department Use By Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

May 16, 2011
CRICO/RMF Strategies Convenes Emergency Medicine Leadership Council to Address Crisis in America's Emergency Departments

May 13, 2011
GAO reports on health center strategies to reduce ED use

May 11, 2011
Mock Emergency Drill At Hospital Uses High-Tech Mannequin

May 11, 2011
Watch and wait strategy reduces number of CT scans for kids

May 11, 2011
Millions in U.S. visit ERs each year for headaches

May 5, 2011
Wireless Tracking in the Emergency Department: An eight-year deployment at Albert Einstein Medical Center

May 5, 2011
Hospitals work to reduce emergency-room wait times

April 29, 2011
The Financial Consequences of Lost Demand and Reducing Boarding in Hospital Emergency Departments

April 28, 2011
Emergency Room Doctors Say Health Law Will Make ER Crowding Worse

April 18, 2011
Don't Delay Emergency Care When Asthma Flare-Ups Strike

April 11, 2011
Why the Grey's Anatomy Myth Clouds the Real Value of Emergency Care

April 7, 2011
New emergency room to allow quicker patient treatment

April 6, 2011
CT Scan Use Soars in Children, Raising Concerns Over Radiation

April 5, 2011
The Law That Changed Everything—and It Isn't the One You Think

March 25, 2011
Young asthmatics are leaving emergency rooms missing critical documentation

March 25, 2011
ED Visits From Ecstasy Jump 75 Percent

March 24, 2011
In 2009, unintentional poisoning caused about 708,318 emergency department visits

March 21, 2011
Up to a Fifth of ER Patients Leave Without Being Seen

March 14, 2011
Emergency Rooms Built With the Elderly in Mind

March 10, 2011
NewCardio Study of my3KG Performance in Diagnosis of AMI Selected for Presentation at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting

March 9, 2011
Student cases affect emergency department waits

March 7, 2011
Adverse drug events have serious consequences

March 7, 2011
Misuse of Drugs Crowds Emergency Rooms

March 4, 2011
1 in 5 Patients at California ERs Leaves Without Being Seen

March 4, 2011
Communication problems can undermine patients' care

March 4, 2011
Unbound's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult Going Mobile

March 3, 2011
EDs Struggle to Cope with Suicidal Patients

February 28, 2011
The effect of a charted history of depression on ED triage and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction

February 26, 2011
Calm Colours Cut Hospital Violence

February 25, 2011
Why Doctors Order Too Many Tests (It's Not Just to Avoid Lawsuits)

February 24, 2011
'Bed Board' to help psychiatric patients

February 23, 2011
An Urgent Matter: Resources to Measure and Improve America's EDs

February 18, 2011
IT System Rolls Out IT Solution for Emergency Services Management

February 17, 2011
New National Study Finds 9,500 Emergency Department Visits Related to Cribs, Playpens and Bassinets Each Year in U.S.

February 15, 2011
Preventing readmissions through effective discharge processes

February 15, 2011
New York Patients Wait Nearly Five Hours In Emergency Room

February 14, 2011
Hospitals strain to deal with flood of emergency patients

February 13, 2011
Emergency rooms compete for customers

February 12, 2011
Emergency room stands on its own

February 10, 2011
Hospital moves to cure ER ills

February 10, 2011
St. Mary's, Calvert Memorial hospitals shorten E.R. wait times

February 9, 2011
Six Strategies to Secure Nursing Buy-in for an Emergency Department EHR

February 9, 2011
MRSA Infects 5% of ED Patients

February 7, 2011
Risk of Medical Errors by ED Doctors Linked to Interruptions

February 7, 2011
How doctor visits are going virtual in Scottsdale

February 3, 2011
Focus Groups Help Prevent Emergency Department Violence

February 1, 2011
Taking the high road to the emergency room

January 31, 2011
Doctors, Public Agree on Many Health IT Priorities, Report Finds

January 30, 2011
Making an appointment for the emergency room a growing trend

January 29, 2011
Hospitals differ on necessity of emergency room wait time clocks

January 26, 2011
McDonald's Medicine: Are We Too Impatient to Wait for Care?

January 25, 2011
Scribes are finding their place in emergency rooms

January 25, 2011
Study: ED Length of Stay Averaged More Than Eight Hours

January 19, 2011
Trauma Care: Will It Be There When You Need It?

January 18, 2011
MRSA Infects 5% of ED Patients

January 14, 2011
Hospitals Try New Approaches To Curb Emergency Department Crowding

January 12, 2011
Hospital to reduce ER services

January 7, 2011
Doubling of ER Visits Involving Pharmaceutical Abuse

January 7, 2011
Sequatchie County hopes to return emergency room

January 6, 2011
Hospitals reopening closed beds to combat overcrowding

January 6, 2011
It's SRO in the ER at crowded Staten Island University Hospital

January 5, 2011
Radiation risks from CT scans are underestimated by patients

January 5, 2011
Expect uptick in emergency volume

December 17, 2010
A Survey of Emergency Department Administrators Nationwide

December 17, 2010
Emergency Rooms Predict More Patient Visits As Law Expands Insurance Coverage

December 12, 2010
Team Heart saves time and lives

December 11, 2010
Illinois' most crowded ER struggles to improve

December 10, 2010
Emergency Departments To Invest 30% More In IT

December 6, 2010
CMS updates measures for ED patients

December 6, 2010
Defragmenting Care

December 6, 2010
EDs Lacking in Palliative Care

December 5, 2010
UW Hospital Leads Effort to Improve Emergency Department Safety

December 5, 2010
Texting Wait Times for Quicker Emergency Room Care

December 2, 2010
Hospital Admissions, ED Visits for Dog Bites Surge

December 1, 2010
$110 Million Emergency Department Information Systems Market to See Further Growth With the American Recovery And Reinvestment Act

November 30, 2010
Hospital shows wait time

November 30, 2010
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department

November 29, 2010
3 in 4 ED Managers Report Shortage of Specialists

November 29, 2010
Emergency departments see substantial increase in CT exams

November 29, 2010
In Emergency Rooms, It's Getting Tougher To Say 'No' To CT Scans

November 29, 2010
Local ER expects to see more patients

November 26, 2010
McKesson and ENA launch emergency department comparison service

November 25, 2010
L.A. County-USC Medical Center decreases ER wait times

November 24, 2010
Rates of Hospital Emergency Department Use

November 22, 2010
Kids' ER Visits Down After Cold Medicine Withdrawal

November 20, 2010
Emergency room overcrowding putting patients at risk

November 20, 2010
State Medicaid cuts threaten oral health

November 19, 2010
St. Joseph's special treatment of seniors paying dividends

November 19, 2010
Lack of Urgency

November 17, 2010
A follow-up report on preventing suicide: Focus on medical/surgical units and the emergency department

November 16, 2010
Emergency department or urgent care?

November 13, 2010
CMS Offers Guidance on How Hospitals Should Include Emergency Department Patients in Meaningful Use Measures

November 9, 2010
Dangerously' overcrowded conditions persist at L.A. County-USC Medical Center's emergency room

November 9, 2010
Mid-South hospital allows paid reservations in ER

November 5, 2010
The Geriatric Emergency Department

November 4, 2010
Biosurveillance program aims to stop disease outbreaks early

November 4, 2010
Psych admissions on the rise as number of beds reaches a low point

November 3, 2010
College town eyes policing the ER

November 1, 2010
Take Care Clinics Could Help Ease Emergency Department Overcrowding

October 31, 2010
Urgent care clinics gain momentum

October 31, 2010
Emergency Room Violence On The Rise

October 28, 2010
Pen Bay Leading Efforts to Help MaineCare Patients Get Dental Care They Need

October 27, 2010
Can near real-time monitoring of Emergency Department diagnoses facilitate early response to sporadic meningococcal infection?

October 26, 2010
Detroit Medical Center Releases Droid App

October 25, 2010
Cape Coral to study transporting patients

October 25, 2010
Children Comprise Two-Thirds of ER Visits for Drug Ingestion

October 25, 2010
Emergency Department Utilization

October 21, 2010
Yeah, Those Emergency Rooms Are Crowded…

October 20, 2010
ER PATIENTS TO BENEFIT FROM PATIENT-FOCUSED FUNDING

October 6, 2010
Crowded ERs result in patients going home

October 4, 2010
ACEP Calls for Halt to ED Boarding

October 4, 2010
Most Suicidal Adolescents Receive Follow-Up Care After ER Visits

October 3, 2010
Uninsured in R.I. sometimes wait days to get mental health care at hospitals

September 27, 2010
Preventive care poses dilemma for emergency departments, Stanford study finds

September 24, 2010
Primary care physicians get fewer than half of acute care visits

September 24, 2010
Disparities in heart attack treatment may begin in the emergency room

September 20, 2010
Emergency Department Visits Involving Accidental Ingestion of Drugs by Children Aged 5 or Younger

September 19, 2010
Emergency visits up locally, nationally

September 15, 2010
Emergency department utilization and its impact on health care reform

September 14, 2010
Emergency Department Visits for Chest Pain and Abdominal Pain: United States, 1999-2008

September 9, 2010
ER Docs Frustrated, Burned Out by Repeat Patients

September 7, 2010
More patients turning to ER for acute care

September 6, 2010
Using Pretend Patients to Train for Real Crises

September 5, 2010
Many Emergency Department Visits Could Be Managed at Urgent Care Centers and Retail Clinics

September 1, 2010
National study to probe effectiveness of emergency department teams

August 31, 2010
Online Solution Helps Alleviate the Emergency Room Surge

August 31, 2010
4 Ways Emergency Departments Will Change Over The Next Five Years

August 31, 2010
Childhood: Athletes’ Concussions Have Doubled

August 31, 2010
Patient Willingness to Be Seen by Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Residents in the Emergency Department: Does the Presumption of Assent Have an Empirical Basis?

August 30, 2010
Annals of Emergency Medicine: “Improving handoffs in the emergency department”

August 30, 2010
Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable ER Visits

August 24, 2010
Engineering shorter wait times in the ER

August 24, 2010
State warns whooping cough on increase

August 24, 2010
Efforts under way to ease ER delays, and some post wait times by text, billboard

August 23, 2010
Local emergency rooms buck national trend of escalating violence toward nurses

August 20, 2010
Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department

August 19, 2010
Study: Basic EHRs Might Increase Wait Times at Emergency Departments

August 19, 2010
L.A. County supervisors call for increased patient safety measures

August 18, 2010
Health care reform likely to increase pressure on emergency rooms

August 16, 2010
Hospitals Should Now Take Steps to Deal with Increased Number of Patients

August 16, 2010
Average wait times for local ERs now online

August 15, 2010
Increase In Emergency Room Visits In The East

August 13, 2010
Disabled Medicare Enrollees' Challenges; Increasing ER Visits; Costs/Benefits Of Part D

August 11, 2010
UCSF study finds big jump in ER visits

August 11, 2010
ER Visits Increase at Twice the Rate of U.S. Population

August 11, 2010
Heart's sounds can help diagnose heart failure

August 11, 2010
Newly insured expected to crowd emergency rooms

August 11, 2010
New report documents surge in emergency room visits by Medicaid patients

August 11, 2010
Underage Drinkers Rushed to ER Mostly Male

August 10, 2010
Nurses fear even more ER assaults as programs cut

August 10, 2010
ERs turn more violent as government help shrinks for volatile mentally ill, addicted patients

August 9, 2010
Telemedicine for stroke victims

August 9, 2010
Statistics: Who Visits the Emergency Room? 20 Percent of Americans, Insured or Not

August 9, 2010
Hospital Emergency Department Visits Involving Underage Alcohol Use

August 8, 2010
We Can't Save YouHow to tell emergency room patients that they're dying.

August 5, 2010
Final HIT Incentive Rule Stage 1 Quality Measures Objective

August 5, 2010
Funds aimed at shorter ER waits

August 3, 2010
Mental health unit to open

August 2, 2010
ER care now is the mother of unfunded mandates

August 1, 2010
Patient costs could rise with new ambulance service

August 1, 2010
Getting the doctor you want may depend on your gender, race, creed

July 31, 2010
Emergency Medicine Jobs Are Presented With Increasing Challenges in Balancing Compassion in Patients

July 30, 2010
Local hospitals work to speed up emergency room stays

July 30, 2010
Interpreters in the Emergency Department Improve Patient and Health Provider Satisfaction

July 30, 2010
No lounging for volunteers working in the Emergency Department waiting lounge

July 30, 2010
The Bounceback Problem

July 28, 2010
Average Time In a NY Emergency Room Is 5 Hours

July 28, 2010
Exploring New Intake Models for the Emergency Department

July 27, 2010
Emergency department wait times are on the rise

July 27, 2010
California emergency rooms average 274-minute waits

July 25, 2010
New center at Highland Hospital explores ways to improve health of emergency department patients

July 23, 2010
Are emergency departments drowning with insured patients?

July 22, 2010
SCH streamlines triage and registration in emergency department

July 22, 2010
Patients Spent Average of Four Hours, Seven Minutes in U.S. Emergency Departments in 2009

July 22, 2010
Wait times at emergency departments continue to increase nationwide

July 21, 2010
HIV Screening in Health Care Settings

July 20, 2010
Emergency department redesign offers Valley patients quicker treatment

July 19, 2010
New Triage Method Reduces ED Waiting Times at St. Francis in Indianapolis

July 17, 2010
Meaningful Use and the Emergency Department

July 16, 2010
Is your emergency department a radiation hotbed?

July 15, 2010
Report: Many in state make unnecessary trips to emergency department

July 14, 2010
L.A. Council to broach outsourcing of collections for emergency medical services

July 13, 2010
Hospitals act to improve safety in ER

July 12, 2010
The U.S. Census report on Diversity: is health care keeping up?

July 12, 2010
Prescription drug overdose cases skyrocket at emergency departments

July 11, 2010
Psychiatric care strained

July 8, 2010
Mental Disorders and/or Substance Abuse related to 1 of Every 8 Emergency Department Cases

July 7, 2010
Report: Uninsured Emergency Room Use Greatly Exaggerated

July 5, 2010
Longer waits in emergency department for non-urgent cases

July 4, 2010
Emergency room visits grow in Mass.

July 2, 2010
Accountable Care Organizations: good for emergency medicine?

July 2, 2010
Health overhaul may mean longer ER waits, crowding

June 30, 2010
Regional keeping wait times on display

June 28, 2010
Need An ER? There's An App For That

June 28, 2010
Technology delivers help faster to mentally ill patients in ERs

June 27, 2010
Tacoma does ER two-step

June 23, 2010
HealthGrades Evaluates Hospital Emergency Medicine for the First time

June 23, 2010
ACEP Responds to HealthGrades Report; Cautions that Inpatient Mortality is Not an Emergency Department Measure

June 22, 2010
Good Communication Helps Elevate Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction

June 21, 2010
Lawsuit fears contribute to overtesting in the ED

June 20, 2010
Urgency or Emergency?

June 20, 2010
Where patients go to get medical treatment – and why

June 18, 2010
Hospitals try to improve emergency wait times

June 18, 2010
St. Luke's puts ER wait times online

June 17, 2010
Opiate-caused ER visits skyrocket

June 16, 2010
Wait times for ER posted

June 16, 2010
Hospital sees drop in emergency department patients after crack down on pain meds

June 16, 2010
Prisoners Join Patients in the Med's Emergency Room

June 16, 2010
Lack of insurance hurts people in hospitals

June 15, 2010
Paging Dr. . . . anyone and everyone

June 15, 2010
From Waiting Rooms To eVisits

June 13, 2010
Elderly Patients Most Likely to Use Ambulances for Transport to ERs

June 13, 2010
Street alcoholics still cost millions

June 12, 2010
Uninsured more likely to die from trauma than patients with insurance, study finds

June 10, 2010
Violence on the Rise at U.S. Health Care Centers

June 9, 2010
Uninsured not driving increase in ED visits

June 8, 2010
Are the answers to true health care reform all around us?

June 7, 2010
Study: New prediction rules will help emergency department doctors decide when CT scans are necessary for children with head injuries

June 3, 2010
2 studies: Social factors, 'super users' and urban emergency departments

June 3, 2010
Hospital texts ER wait times

June 2, 2010
As emergency physicians age, how to we prepare?

June 2, 2010
Hospital slashes Emergency Department wait times by 75%

June 1, 2010
Emergency Department Utilization Patterns for Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Mental Disorders

June 1, 2010
Emergency room fix: elder fall prevention

June 1, 2010
Health Central Hospital Decreases Emergency Department Patient Wait Times and Enhances Patient Satisfaction Scores

May 26, 2010
Patients triaged based on condition, not age

May 26, 2010
One in Four Patients Experienced Revolving-Door Hospitalizations

May 25, 2010
Report: Unnecessary ER visits cost region millions

May 25, 2010
Utah's first satellite emergency room

May 22, 2010
Study: Uninsured don't go to the ER more than insured

May 21, 2010
Side Effects: ER Overload Will Only Get Worse

May 21, 2010
Hospital, health department address ER crowding

May 20, 2010
35 hour waits: now that's a real ED emergency

May 19, 2010
The Uninsured ARE NOT Overcrowding Emergency Rooms According To Study, Medicaid Recipients Are

May 19, 2010
Emergency Room Visits Are on the Rise

May 18, 2010
South Carolina Department of Mental Health Using Polycom Video Solution

May 16, 2010
Emergency return rate rising

May 15, 2010
Health reform threatens to cram already overwhelmed emergency rooms

May 14, 2010
Interrupted Doctors Spend Less Time on Clinical Tasks

May 13, 2010
Health Law Guarantees Protections For Emergency Room Visits

May 13, 2010
Group aims to ease ER crowding

May 6, 2010
HCA billboards to post current ER wait times

May 5, 2010
Beds vs. chairs: what's the answer in the emergency department?

May 5, 2010
ER texting wait times to prospective patients

May 5, 2010
Virtual doctors help care for Mercy patients

May 4, 2010
Recruiting video aimed at ER doctors

May 3, 2010
A total of 40% of emergency room visits by nursing home residents are preventable, CDC estimates

May 1, 2010
Doctor shortage sees new recruitment drive in India

April 30, 2010
The 3-minute interview: Dr. David Mathison

April 28, 2010
Bellevue hospital may end inpatient, ER

April 28, 2010
Nation's Emergency Physicians Remind the Public: In an Emergency, Seconds Save Lives

April 27, 2010
Policymakers Respond to AHA's 'Meaningful Use' Concerns

April 26, 2010
Nurses play a central role in the prevention of hospital readmissions

April 26, 2010
1.7 Million In U.S. Sustain Traumatic Brain Injuries Each Year

April 25, 2010
Chest Pains: A Leading Cause of ER Visits

April 24, 2010
VIRTUAL EMERGENCY ROOM WOULD REDUCE WAITING TIME AT HOSPITAL

April 21, 2010
New program aimed at cutting unnecessary emergency room visits

April 21, 2010
Serious Infection in Children With Fever Often Missed

April 21, 2010
The “Expensive, Overused” ER

April 20, 2010
Nurse Manager's Project Increases ED Capacity

April 20, 2010
Increased availability of Primary Care Physicians: good for Emergency Services?

April 19, 2010
Massachusetts to crack down on violence against healthcare workers

April 14, 2010
Specialized nurses added to emergency department

April 14, 2010
The Emergency-Room Gap

April 14, 2010
Insurance concerns may delay heart attack patients from seeking treatment

April 13, 2010
Hearing Patients Tell Their Stories

April 12, 2010
New electronic program links hospital, care providers

April 10, 2010
Most ED 'Frequent Fliers' Insured

April 9, 2010
Hospital ER tries to take pain out of waiting

April 9, 2010
Doctor prescribes new ER strategies

April 7, 2010
Self-harm in the Emergency Department: A Cry for Help, a Call to Arms

April 7, 2010
Many Sickle Cell Disease Patients Need Frequent Hospitalization Or Emergency Care for Pain

April 7, 2010
Hospital launches emergency department text messaging program

April 6, 2010
Reduced ER wait times lead to greater patient satisfaction

April 5, 2010
Use and Abuse of Point of Care Tests in the ED

April 5, 2010
Shortage in Beds and Emergency Departments Teeming

April 5, 2010
Will Health Law Mean More Hospital Visits From Young Adults?

April 5, 2010
ER Wait Times at Your Fingertips

April 3, 2010
Medical workers conflicted about reporting domestic abuse

April 2, 2010
Insurance Protection For Adult Children Won't Come Fast Enough For Some Parents

April 1, 2010
ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.

April 1, 2010
Nurse Practitioner program helps keep seniors out of emergency department

April 1, 2010
Health Care Reform Fact Sheet

March 31, 2010
True or False: Seven Concerns About The New Health Law

March 31, 2010
Medicaid Patients Accounting for More Emergency Visits

March 29, 2010
SMGS starts new ER narcotics policy

March 29, 2010
The Urgent Problem in U.S. Emergency Departments

March 28, 2010
ER doctor welcomes reforms, cites desperation of uninsured

March 26, 2010
For 20-somethings, everything’s an emergency

March 26, 2010
MRI Beats X-Ray for Spotting Fractures in ER

March 25, 2010
Emergency Rooms and Docs Brace Themselves For Newly Insured

March 24, 2010
Understanding Health Care Reform

March 23, 2010
DMC starts to post ER wait time online

March 23, 2010
What Health Reform Will Mean for Physicians and Hospitals

March 18, 2010
When Is the Worst Time to Go to the Hospital?

March 18, 2010
Frequent Users of the ER Sick, Insured and White

March 16, 2010
Novel 'medical home' program for pediatric patients, families cuts ER visits in half

March 15, 2010
The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample

March 15, 2010
Noah Rosenberg: View of health-care reform from ER

March 15, 2010
Project to get transplant organs from ER patients raises ethics questions

March 12, 2010
Some older ER patients are getting the wrong medicines, U-M study finds

March 11, 2010
Ten Innovations That Will Transform Medicine

March 11, 2010
Insurers test health plans that stress patient choices

March 10, 2010
Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril

March 10, 2010
Major Miami hospital system in 'death spiral' as it runs low on cash; reflects woes nationwide

March 9, 2010
Are Most Emergency Room Visits Really Unnecessary?

March 8, 2010
Edward Hospital Offers ER Wait Times by Text, Online, Phone

March 5, 2010
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department (ED) Crowding

March 3, 2010
Wake Forest Baptist to change traffic pattern for emergency-department visits

March 3, 2010
The Facts on ER Costs

March 3, 2010
A cure for what ails hospitals

March 1, 2010
Four Precautions to Prevent ED Violence

March 1, 2010
Adoption of EMRs Creates Demand for New Healthcare Job of “Scribes”

February 24, 2010
Emergency Physicians Raise Alarm on ED Financial Stress, Closures

February 23, 2010
ACEP Raises Alarm over Emergency Department Closures

February 8, 2010
New Tool to Assess Emergency Department Patients

February 5, 2010
Fighting Denied Claims Requires Perseverance

February 5, 2010
US Emergency Department Performance on Wait Time and Length of Visit

February 4, 2010
When the Patient Can’t Afford the Care

February 4, 2010
JCR Releases Book, "Pediatric Patient Safety in the ED"

February 3, 2010
Hospital observation units prove efficient, cost-effective

February 1, 2010
Nation's Emergency Physicians: Knowing Early Warning Signs of a Heart Attack Greatly Improves Chances of Surviving One

January 25, 2010
Halting ambulance diversions didn't affect ED waits

January 18, 2010
ER Patients are Seen Faster Than Ever at HCA East Florida Hospitals

January 17, 2010
New National Study Finds 11,500 Emergency Department Visits, Nearly 100 Deaths Related to Snow Shoveling Each Year

January 10, 2010
Hospital group targets ER patient flow

January 8, 2010
Chicago hospital emergency rooms strained by uninsured patients, budget cuts

December 31, 2009
Changes in emergency rooms cater to older people

December 31, 2009
Understanding communication networks in the emergency department

December 28, 2009
Mentally ill face long wait in emergency care

December 24, 2009
Phila. ERs seek solutions to crowding

December 16, 2009
Family doctor is key to reform

November 30, 2009
The Financial Impact Of An Emergency Department Information System

November 14, 2009
Creation and piloting of a new hospital capacity assessment tool

November 10, 2009
Some chest pain patients wait longer than 10 minutes to see ER physician

November 9, 2009
The Increasing Weight of Increasing Waits

November 9, 2009
Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time

October 25, 2009
Obama declares flu emergency to ease restrictions for hospitals

October 21, 2009
Toyota philosophy works in the ER

October 13, 2009
The Essential Habits of Highly Effective EDs

October 13, 2009
ED Docs Fret About H1N1 Strain on Resources

October 4, 2009
Medi-Station in Miami Shores provides ER alternative

October 3, 2009
Should the US & Canada Adopt England's 4 Hour ER (A&E) Wait Time Guarantee

October 2, 2009
Study Confirms Poor, Uninsured not to blame for ER Crowding

September 23, 2009
How The New PQRI Will Affect Emergency Department Provider Documentation

September 21, 2009
AAP POLICY: CARING FOR CHILDREN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

September 20, 2009
Majority Of Unintended Incidents In The Emergency Room Are Caused By Human Error, Study Finds

September 9, 2009
ER Doctor Creates System to Optimize Treatment, Survival of Heart Attack Patients Nationwide

September 8, 2009
'24 hours in the ER' shows challenges of health system

July 9, 2009
On National Scale, New York Hospitals Fare Poorly on Readmissions

June 29, 2009
47,000 Elderly Hurt in Walker, Cane Mishaps Each Year

June 17, 2009
Accreditation can provide better outcomes for patients reporting to the emergency department.

June 16, 2009
ED Wait Times Drop Slightly, Patient Satisfaction Rises

June 13, 2009
Drive-through medical experiment conducted at Stanford Hospital & Clinics

June 9, 2009
Preparing for the ‘Geri-Boom’

June 5, 2009
Myths versus facts in emergency department overcrowding and hospital access block

May 4, 2009
Childhood Game Inspires Hospital Emergency Department

January 16, 2008
Study: Emergency Room Wait Times Increase