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May 20, 2012
The Modesto Bee
Hospital emergency rooms feeling the mental health crunch
Hospital emergency rooms in Stanislaus County are feeling the impacts from the statewide shortage of psychiatric beds and cuts to outpatient services.
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/19/2207051/hospital-emergency-feeling-the.html |
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May 20, 2012
The Palm Beach Post
Judge: PBSO deputies violated nurses' rights by demanding blood tests in suspected DUI cases
Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies have been violating the constitutional rights of nurses by threatening them with arrest if the hospital workers didn't draw blood from suspected drunken drivers, a federal magistrate has ruled.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/judge-pbso-deputies-violated-nurses-rights-by-demanding-2366534.html |
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May 16, 2012
Philadelphia Inquirer
In search of a safer ER
After 22 years of employment with a local hospital, Barbara LaPierre’s life changed dramatically one April night in 2010. While working in the psychiatry division of the emergency room, known as the “crisis center," LaPierre, R.N., B.S.N., endured a painful, violent injury that has required several surgeries and resulted in permanent disability and scarring.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillyrn/151604915.html |
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May 14, 2012
HealthLeaders Media
Emergency Care for the ED
Aside from a patient, perhaps no element of a hospital system is as in need of emergency care as the emergency department itself.
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/MAG-279738/Emergency-Care-for-the-ED## |
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May 14, 2012
PRNewswire
Nurse Practitioners Provide Solution To Shortage Of Primary Health Care Providers
With the United States facing a growing shortage of primary health care providers, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) today announced a national campaign to increase public awareness of the critical role nurse practitioners (NPs) play in the American health care system.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nurse-practitioners-provide-solution-to-shortage-of-primary-health-care-providers-2012-05-14 |
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May 11, 2012
NJHA Press Release
NJHA’s Two-Year Project Could Reduce Non-Emergency Hospital Visits
Emergency department (ED) care in New Jersey has increased by 27 percent from 2000 to 2010, and more than $400 million a year is spent on avoidable ED visits, according to a press release from the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA).
http://www.guidonps.com/industry-news/njhae28099s-two-year-project-could-reduce-non-emergency-hospital-visits/ |
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May 10, 2012
The Washington Post
The emergency room is not health insurance
It’s an argument I’ve heard a lot covering health policy: The United States already has universal health coverage because emergency rooms are required to treat everyone who shows up in their waiting rooms.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-emergency-room-is-not-health-insurance/2012/05/10/gIQADyDxFU_blog.html |
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May 9, 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
Nearly 90 Percent Of Americans Are Not Aware That Most Emergency Departments Are Not Prepared For Babies Or Children
In response to these findings, R Baby Foundation and Powerful Mom Bloggers Launch National Petition and Awareness Campaign to Save Babies' Lives.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-90-percent-of-americans-are-not-aware-that-most-emergency-departments-are-not-prepared-for-babies-or-children-2012-05-09 |
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May 9, 2012
NJ.com - Trenton
Study: One-third of N.J. emergency room visitors aren't sick enough to be there
One out of three people who went to emergency rooms at two hospitals in Newark and Long Branch didn’t actually have medical emergencies and could have been treated at less-costly doctor’s offices or clinics, according to a study released today.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/study_one-third_of_nj_emergenc.html |
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May 7, 2012
Healthcare Finance News
Upfront payments required for non-urgent ED visits
Next time you go to an emergency room, be prepared for this: If your problem isn't urgent, you may have to pay upfront.
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/upfront-payments-required-non-urgent-ed-visits |
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May 7, 2012
Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio plans crackdown on emergency room prescribing of painkillers
Emergency room doctors would agree to sharply limit the number of painkillers they prescribe under guidelines Gov. John Kasich announced Monday in a deal with the state’s major medical associations.
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/ohio-plans-crackdown-on-emergency-room-prescribing-of-painkillers-1.305433 |
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May 7, 2012
The Atlantic
Why Nurses Need More Authority
Allowing nurses to act as primary-care providers will increase coverage and lower health-care costs. So why is there so much opposition from physicians?
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/05/why-nurses-need-more-authority/256798/ |
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May 7, 20121
The Columbus Dispatch
State wants to change how emergency rooms dispense narcotic painkillers
The focus in Ohio’s battle against prescription opiate abuse has shifted to hospital emergency rooms.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/07/opiate-abuse-battle.html |
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May 6, 2012
Charleston Post Courier
ERs get timely patient information
Charleston area hospitals are transforming how care is delivered in their emergency rooms, leading the nation through a unique collaboration that saves time and money.
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120506/PC1002/120509449&slId=12 |
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May 4. 2012
Erie Times-News - NY
Emergency room compassion and dignity
Compassion is a word with no finite meaning. When it is demonstrated you see it, you feel it, and you never forget it. This is the story as my family experienced much-needed compassion from an emergency department nurse at Saint Vincent Health Center.
http://www.goerie.com/article/20120504/LIFESTYLES07/305049943/Emergency-room-compassion-and-dignity |
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May 3, 2012
The Spokesman-Review - Spokane, WA
Pioneering nurse honored by Deaconess for achievements
A woman who helped expand the emergency nursing program at Deaconess Medical Center has been honored for her lifetime of achievement. Anna Mae Ericksen, 93, is a legend within the halls of Deaconess. A member of the class of 1939 at Rogers High School, she graduated from the Deaconess Nursing School in 1943 and joined the Army during World War II. She was stationed in San Antonio during the war serving as an emergency nurse.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/may/03/pioneering-nurse-honored-by-deaconess-for/ |
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May 2, 2012
Sacramento Bee
Psych Patients Need Patience in the ER, Wait on Average 11 Hours
Patients having psychiatric emergencies wait 11.5 hours in the emergency department, and those who are older, uninsured or intoxicated wait even longer, according to a study published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Patient and Practice-Related Determinants of Emergency Department Length of Stay for Patients with Psychiatric Illness".
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/02/4459421/psych-patients-need-patience-in.html |
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May 1, 2012
Nurse.com
Keep it moving: Nurses and administrators work 24/7 to decrease ED turnaround times
When the CEO at Medical Center of Lewisville in Texas was taking calls in the middle of the night from the ED’s charge nurse, it was clear the administrators were serious about improving ED throughput.
http://news.nurse.com/article/20120501/SC01/104300039 |
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April 30, 2012
AMEDNews
Innovative ways to slash ED overuse
Intensive efforts addressing problems that again and again send the same patients to the emergency department are showing promise.
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/04/30/prsa0430.htm |
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April 30, 2012
Kaiser Health News
Some Insurers Deny ER Coverage To People Who Have Been Drinking
Up to half of the people who are treated at hospital EDs and trauma centers are under the influence of alcohol, experts say. But laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use and that can derail hospitals’ best intentions. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ED personnel may sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
http://gantdaily.com/2012/04/30/some-insurers-deny-er-coverage-to-people-who-have-been-drinking/ |
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April 29, 2012
Health
Study supports allowing family members in ED during critical care
Contrary to what many trauma teams believe, the presence of family members does not impede the care of injured children in the emergency department, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-family-members-ed-critical.html |
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April 27, 2012
Family Practice News Digital Network
Care Plans Decreased High-Risk Patients' ED Visits
Making specialized care plans for 28 high-risk patients easily accessible to physicians by computer decreased hospitalizations and emergency department visits by 65% over 2 months.
http://www.familypracticenews.com/news/more-top-news/single-view/care-plans-decreased-high-risk-patients-ed-visits/0acd4be5e9.html |
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April 26, 2012
CBS47 - Fresno, CA
Special Report: 911 Abuse
A new policy is in effect in Fresno County and as of this month, those who abuse emergency medical services, like the ambulance and emergency room, will be cut off.
http://www.cbs47.tv/content/special_features/special_series/story/CBS47-Special-Report-911-Abuse/Q90_DBybh0uBjiSEvNbQ_g.cspx |
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April 23, 2012
South Coast Today - New Bedford, MA
Update: Fall River hospital cited for denial of ER care
Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River is among three Massachusetts hospitals state health officials have cited in the past six months for violating the federal “anti-patient dumping” law.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120423/NEWS/120429971/-1/NEWS06 |
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April 23, 2012
ThinkProgress
Budget Cuts For State Mental Health Programs Lead To Crowded Emergency Rooms
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors estimated that states have cut $3.4 billion in mental health funding since FY 2009, while the demand for services has increased during this time period (since FY 2009, demand for community-based services has increased by 56 percent, and the demand for emergency room, state hospital, and emergency psychiatric care has climbed 18%).
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/04/20/468377/mental-emergency-room/?mobile=nc |
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April 20, 20121
Chicago Tribune
Coordinated care program aims to save Medicaid millions
Medical Home Network seeks to provide an alternative to emergency room visits for low-income women and children.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0417-medical-home-network-20120420,0,3997699.story |
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April 20, 2012
The Associated Press
Targeting ER Medicaid costs tricky for state
Every day in Illinois, hundreds of Medicaid patients seek expensive hospital emergency room treatment for minor ailments such as sore throats, back pain and stomachaches. It's generally seen as a waste of taxpayer money, but any effort by lawmakers to attack the problem in the wrong way may cost even more.
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2012/04/20/il--closer-look-emergency-rooms.html |
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Friday, April 20, 2012
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Lessons learned on violence at St. Mary
In September 2005, Charles Kunkle was paged to the St. Mary Medical Center emergency room (ER) to find that a patient had shot and killed one local police officer, and wounded another officer and one of the hospital employees. Kunkle, R.N., director of Emergency and Trauma Services at St Mary, learned a painful lesson first hand about violence against nurses in the workplace. He has since dedicated himself to improving the situation.
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/Lessons-learned-at-St-Marys.html?cmpid=138896554 |