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January 31, 2012
EurekAlert!
Study examines hospital compliance with proposed ED performance measures
Compliance with proposed ED length of stay measures for admitted, discharged, transferred, and observed patients does not differ significantly between safety-net hospitals and non-safety-net hospitals, addressing the issue of whether safety-net hospitals may not be able to meet certain performance measures and could be at risk of reduced funding.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/jaaj-seh012612.php |
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January 30, 2012
Newswise (press release)
National Study Shows Majority of Self-Harming Adolescents Don’t Receive a Mental Health Assessment During Emergency Room Visit
A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment. Even more, a roughly comparable proportion of these patients receive no outpatient mental health care in the following month. These are the findings from a study conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/national-study-shows-majority-of-self-harming-adolescents-don-t-receive-a-mental-health-assessment-during-emergency-room-visit |
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January 30, 2012
USA TODAY
Parents who buckle children into protective booster seats when riding in the family car are often not as conscientious when carpooling, a study finds
Overall, 76% of 681 parents of kids ages 4 to 8 in a nationally representative survey say they use a booster seat for their own child, but only 55% insist on it when driving other children. And though 64% carpool, 21% do not insist on booster seats when their child is riding with another driver.
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/story/2012-01-30/Carpool-parents-often-dont-put-kids-in-booster-seats/52883348/1 |
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January 27, 2012
The Lund Report
States’ Caps on Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Having Intended Effect, New Study Finds
A newly published study finds that state-mandated caps on nurses’ mandatory overtime hours are working, reducing overtime hours for newly registered nurses in the affected states. Past research has demonstrated that fatigue caused by long hours without sufficient rest between shifts can lead to mistakes that imperil both patients and nurses.
http://www.thelundreport.org/resource/states%E2%80%99_caps_on_mandatory_overtime_for_nurses_having_intended_effect_new_study_finds |
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January 26, 2012
ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses
Guide to Professional Health in an Otherwise Unhealthy Environment
Furlough days have invaded healthcare, and nurses who deliver much needed patient care in an already taxed and prohibitive healthcare environment are left with feelings of professional abandonment. Guided by national reform, a sluggish economy and corporate mishandlings, these situations are not unique. How does a nurse re-group and persevere?
http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/nurses3/archive/2012/01/26/guide-to-professional-health-in-an-otherwise-unhealthy-environment.aspx |
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January 22, 2012
Poughkeepsie Journal
Telepsychiatry grows to meet hospital need
Hospitals across New Jersey are turning to telepsychiatry to screen emergency room patients on nights and weekends.
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120122/NEWS06/301220051/Telepsychiatry-grows-meet-hospital-need?odyssey=mod |
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January 18, 2012
Orlando Sentinel
Florida Hospital, Orlando Health create plan to treat pain patients in ERs
Tougher laws and new regulations targeting the state's pain clinics and rogue doctors are having an unintended consequence on Florida hospitals: More and more people are turning to the emergency room for painkillers, including prescription drug addicts.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-hospitals-change-er-pain-20120118,0,266839.story |
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January 17, 2012
HealthLeaders Media
Spectrum Health Targets ED Frequent Fliers for Primary Care
A new program at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI is identifying "frequent fliers" at the system's emergency departments and placing those patients with a multi-specialist intervention team.
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-275368/Spectrum-Health-Targets-ED-Frequent-Fliers-for-Primary-Care## |
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January 13, 2012
AmedNews
Larger role sought for advanced practice nurses
To combat a primary care shortage, the National Institute for Health Care Reform suggests payment overhauls and expanding APNs' scope of practice.
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/01/09/prse0113.htm |
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January 2012
Leaders Magazine
Controlling Nurse Labor Costs
Controlling labor costs is essential for a strong bottom line and, increasingly, healthcare finance leaders are looking to reduce personnel costs, particularly for the nursing staff. By taking a new approach to nurse overtime, the use of supplemental labor, and retention efforts, organizations can save money without sacrificing jobs.
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/MAG-275221/Controlling-Nurse-Labor-Costs## |
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January 13, 2012
MD News
New Procedure Cuts Arrival-to-Triage Time in Pediatric ER
Implementation of a new pediatric emergency nursing triage procedure significantly reduces arrival-to-triage times to less than 10 minutes for most patients, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
http://www.mdnews.com/news/hd/2012_03/hd_660568 |
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January13, 2012
UMB News
Latest School of Nursing Work Study: Obese Nurses More Stressed, Less Active
Job stress and shift work have a lot more to do with obesity among nurses than previously thought, according to a study by the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communications/news/?ViewStatus=FullArticle&articleDetail=15775 |
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January 11, 2012
Reuters Health
Extra Oxygen May Harm Emergency Patients: Report
Dutch researchers say their meta-analysis found no support for routinely giving critically ill patients high-dose oxygen, a common practice among paramedics and emergency physicians.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/756797?src=mp&spon=24 |
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January 11, 2012
Security Management
'Culture of Tolerance' Enables Violence Against Nurses, Says Hospital Administrator
Last November, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) published the latest results of an ongoing survey aimed at examining the scope of emergency room violence. The study found that most of the incidents weren’t being formally reported. It also found that among hospital workers, physical and verbal abuse rates weren’t changing.
http://www.securitymanagement.com/news/culture-tolerance-enables-violence-against-nurses-says-hospital-administrator-009412 |
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January 8, 2012
Gainesville Sun
Rethinking emergency care at core of health law
Getting the right care, in the right place at the right time — mostly trying to keep people out of hospital emergency rooms — is a big part of the effort to eliminate some $1 trillion from health-care costs in the next 10 years.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120108/ARTICLES/120109617/-1/entertainment?Title=Rethinking-emergency-care-at-core-of-health-law |
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January 7, 2012
Boston Globe
Nurse challenges Santorum
Alison Cuomo-Nason, a registered nurse, got off her 12-hour shift at the emergency room of a hospital here and went in search of Rick Santorum shortly after 7 a.m. She wanted to share the story of her son, John, a cancer survivor newly graduated from college. She wanted to challenge him on an earlier comment on the campaign stump, that no one, he said, has ever died because of a lack of health care in this country.
http://articles.boston.com/2012-01-07/politics/30596615_1_rick-santorum-health-care-health-insurance |