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NewsHospitals hope to save money by pre-screening ER patients
Halifax Health is implementing a new policy that it hopes will save the Florida hospital money: pre-screening patients before they enter the emergency room to make sure they have real medical Read more...
Re-routing ED patients: A recipe for trouble?
As you'll see in today's issue, the University of Chicago is taking some heat for allegedly discriminating against Medicaid patients in its ED. Specifically, the mother of a 12-year-old boy is Read more...
U of Chicago institutes triage in ED
Last week, the University of Chicago Medical Center announced 450 layoffs, which cut 5 percent off of its workforce. Now, it's following up that cost-control measure with another: it's started Read more...
Massachusetts orders hospital EDs to halt ambulance diversions
In an unusual step, Massachusetts officials have ordered the state's hospitals to stop re-routing ambulances to other hospitals when their emergency departments become overcrowded. Officials at the Read more...
| Press ReleasesNABP PMP InterConnect Development Complete; PMPs Continue to Sign on to Participate in National System for Tracking Drug Abuse aMOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing efforts to protect public health by reducing abuse, misuse, and diversion of prescription medications, the Read more >> |
