Overcrowding emergency departments (EDs) in the United States have become a great concern for emergency medicine healthcare professionals and a chronic health system issue that needs to be managed efficiently and at the earliest. A 2012 study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine says that if emergency department visits increased by 1.9 percent annually from 2001 to 2008, crowding increased by 3.1 percent for the same period. With the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the situation is getting worsened due to the rising number of emergency room visits. Continue reading
Read MoreThough the monitoring of vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, peripheral oxygenation and pain) is a commonly performed task in emergency departments (EDs), there are no published standards of care that provide appropriate guidelines for the frequency … Continue reading
Read MoreAs a wearable device with the capability to take pictures and videos and access the Internet using voice commands, Google Glass is considered to be an effective tool in the healthcare field. It was reported this March that the Rhode … Continue reading
Read MoreThe emergency room is a high stress area for physicians, nurses and other medical professionals. The priority here is to save lives, and procedural but legally obligatory tasks can increase the confusion. When stress and confusion rise there are bound to be mistakes and consequently big trouble for the healthcare practice. Continue reading
Read MoreMedication errors can happen in all clinical settings. However, the busy environment and fast-paced care offered in the emergency room (ER) in hospitals enhance the probability of errors. No matter how trained and experienced the emergency room physicians may be, … Continue reading
Read MoreBy providing the uninsured with better access to primary care and expanding Medicaid coverage, it was expected that Obamacare would reduce overcrowding in the emergency room (ER). However, a recent report published in The Courier-Journal reveals that ER visits actually … Continue reading
Read MoreTurnaround time is crucial for transcribing ER reports. Here are the challenges involved in transcribing emergency room reports in short turnaround time. Continue reading
Read MoreEmergency departments (ED) that are crowded cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in heart attack patients, which can lead to more attacks in future, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study indicates that … Continue reading
Read MoreUsing emergency room transcription services offered by a medical transcription service provider is a wise decision. This helps to ease a challenging task. Continue reading
Read MoreWhen seeking reliable emergency room medical transcription services, make sure you look for a company that is flexible in the modes of dictation. Continue reading
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