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NewsCritics: Emergency department wait time claims unsubstantiated
As hospitals boost their short emergency department (ED) wait times or 30-minutes-or-less pledges, skeptics question whether these claims are substantiated with data. Hospitals have been touting Read more...
Aggressive ER building, marketing may not be a cure
Although some hospitals are cutting down on emergency services due to a weakened economy, other hospitals are ramping up emergency care by building free-standing emergency rooms (ER) or entire Read more...
Hospitals pledge low ER wait times to win patients over
In an effort to gain patients, hospitals are pledging low emergency department (ED) wait times. For example, Arizona's Northwest Medical Center says that emergency patients should not have to wait Read more...
To post or not to post ED wait times?
Recent reports that long wait times are linked to rampant hospital violence, as well as more patient deaths and hospital admissions, are just added motivation for hospitals to experiment with ways to Read more...
Long wait times, mental illness linked to rampant hospital violence
Most emergency room and psychiatric hospital workers face violence on daily basis, a disturbing rising trend, reports the Los Angeles Times yesterday. Nearly 40 percent of emergency room employees in Read more...
Robot ER staff could speed triage
If a group of computer engineers gets their way, we will no longer hear stories of patients dying in the ER after excruciatingly long waits. A solution for overburdened triage staff and long Read more...
Wait times at emergency departments continue to increase nationwide
The state of emergency care in the U.S. might be much improved if every state followed the lead of Wisconsin. The Badger State not only ranks ninth in the nation in terms of time spent in emergency Read more...
California sets rules on length of HMO patient waits
California regulators have set plans to kick off long-awaited rules which will set standards for how quickly HMO patients must be seen by physicians, as well as setting standards for how promptly Read more...
Study: EDs not seeing patients quickly enough
Emergency departments usually aren't seeing patients in the recommended time frames, with only a small percentage meeting triage targets for patients needing to see a physician promptly, according to Read more...
Study: ED patients more satisfied if they know wait times
Making sure patients know as much as they can about their wait times is the best thing emergency departments can do to increase patient satisfaction--not managing their pain or even answering other Read more...
| Press ReleasesOverlake Continues Expanding Clinic Network; Acquires Primary Care Practice in IssaquahBELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Overlake Hospital Medical Center is continuing to grow its network of primary care medical clinics on the Eastside with the acquisition of Issaquah Medical Group, Read more >> ZocDoc Begins Service in Boston Area, Improving Access to Medical CareBoston Patients Now Able to Book Doctor Appointments Instantly OnlineBOSTON, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today ZocDoc, a free online service for patients to find a doctor and instantly book Read more >> Intuit Health Patient Portal Streamlines Patient Flow Through Forms Integration with NextGen EMRENT and Allergy Associates, LLP Physicians Enjoy Faster Access to More Accurate Patient History CARY, N.C. & TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patients can do many things in the waiting rooms at Read more >> Carolinas HealthCare System Launches Mobile Application to Improve Patient AccessCHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) recently launched its first-ever mobile application, CMC Health, to provide patients convenient access to medical care Read more >> Video Tells How Metronet Zings St. Joseph County to Forefront of Health Care TechnologySOUTH BEND, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- St. Joe Valley Metronet announces the release of a new online video that highlights how high-speed connectivity enables the local health care network to Read more >> |
