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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...