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Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Pr...
Conclusions: After private equity (PE) acquisition, hospitals cut ED and ICU staffing expenditures and FTEs; this was associated with higher ED mortality, more transfers from EDs/ICUs, and shorter ICU LOS....
Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Pr...
Conclusions: After private equity (PE) acquisition, hospitals cut ED and ICU staffing expenditures and FTEs; this was associated with higher ED mortality, more transfers from EDs/ICUs, and shorter ICU LOS....
Medico-legal Risk in the Emergency Department
Conclusions: Medico-legal exposure is common and often unfavorable: >50% of ED-related complaints ended with an unfavorable outcome for the physician. Top risk drivers are “human factors” we can target: clinical...
Medico-legal Risk in the Emergency Department
Conclusions: Medico-legal exposure is common and often unfavorable: >50% of ED-related complaints ended with an unfavorable outcome for the physician. Top risk drivers are “human factors” we can target: clinical...
Predictors of Emergency Physician Productivity ...
Productivity (patients/hour) is driven by modifiable site/shift factors and experience at the site, not just individual physician traits. Higher patients/hour was not linked to worse short-term outcomes—no increase in 72-hour...
Predictors of Emergency Physician Productivity ...
Productivity (patients/hour) is driven by modifiable site/shift factors and experience at the site, not just individual physician traits. Higher patients/hour was not linked to worse short-term outcomes—no increase in 72-hour...
The Implementation of Dynamic Appraisal of Situ...
High feasibility/adoption: Triaging with DASA across 5 EDs achieved broad uptake and operational feasibility. Risk profile aligns with prior data: Male sex, younger age, higher ESI acuity, and arrival with...
The Implementation of Dynamic Appraisal of Situ...
High feasibility/adoption: Triaging with DASA across 5 EDs achieved broad uptake and operational feasibility. Risk profile aligns with prior data: Male sex, younger age, higher ESI acuity, and arrival with...
Workplace Violence in an Urban Community ED: An...
Psychiatric boarding and prolonged ED stays are key drivers of physical assaults against staff in a community ED setting. Events disproportionately involve patients with serious mental illness, prior trauma, and...
Workplace Violence in an Urban Community ED: An...
Psychiatric boarding and prolonged ED stays are key drivers of physical assaults against staff in a community ED setting. Events disproportionately involve patients with serious mental illness, prior trauma, and...
Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy
Use structured clinical rules: The revised Geneva score and pregnancy-adapted YEARS are supported as safe, effective ways to risk-stratify pregnant patients with suspected PE. Either imaging test is acceptable: CT...
Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy
Use structured clinical rules: The revised Geneva score and pregnancy-adapted YEARS are supported as safe, effective ways to risk-stratify pregnant patients with suspected PE. Either imaging test is acceptable: CT...